{"id":216924,"date":"2023-11-25T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=216924"},"modified":"2023-11-25T17:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T17:00:43","slug":"how-oscar-pistorius-became-spiritual-leader-while-locked-up-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/how-oscar-pistorius-became-spiritual-leader-while-locked-up-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"How Oscar Pistorius became spiritual leader while locked up in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Oscar Pistorius&#8217;s life behind bars: As the Blade Runner is freed, how he became a prison spiritual leader, was beaten up by inmates and &#8216;wailed like a child&#8217; during meeting with Reeva Steenkamp&#8217;s father<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was granted early release from prison today\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He was given more than 13 years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Blade Runner, 37, was involved in several controversies while behind bars<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oscar Pistorius\u00a0was granted his freedom after a parole board in South Africa today said he had served enough time for the 2013 shooting of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During his six years behind bars, Pistorius, 37, was involved in several serious controversies, from a brawl over a prison phone to reportedly playing football with a Czech mobster.<\/p>\n<p>But detention services also said he &#8216;worked quite hard&#8217; during his time in prison, previously revealing he led a Bible study group and helped other prisoners while locked up.<\/p>\n<p>His sentence has been served in two very different prisons, spending his first year behind bars in the notorious\u00a0Kgosi Mampuru II maximum security prison, before he was moved to the &#8216;relaxed&#8217;\u00a0Atteridgeville facility, which he&#8217;ll soon be leaving.<\/p>\n<p>Here, MailOnline looks at what life has been like for the former Olympian and Paralympian during his years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/16\/69336827-11924557-image-a-32_1680276054503.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Oscar Pistorius, the disgraced former Olympian who murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, was told today that his bid for an early release from prison was successful<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/14\/69335387-11924557-image-a-30_1680268111654.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A prison cell in\u00a0Kgosi Mampuru II maximum security prison, where Pistorius saw out his first year behind bars<\/p>\n<p>Kgosi Mampuru II maximum security prison<\/p>\n<p>Pistorius&#8217; first year behind bars was at the notorious Kgosi Mampuru II maximum security prison, home to some of South Africa&#8217;s most dangerous criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all of the roughly 8,000 inmates held here are part of one of several violent gangs that are said to rule the facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because his fame and disability meant he might be targeted by gangsters, Pistorius was housed in the hospital wing of the prison, which staff described as &#8216;very secure&#8217;, &#8216;very clean&#8217;, and &#8216;nice and neat&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>But that didn&#8217;t stop the famous athlete from complaining about his conditions, with prison inspection officers Violet Ngobeni and Boitumelo Morake meeting with him on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When he arrived he was angry,&#8217; said Ms Ngobeni. &#8216;The first time I went to see him he was like &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to talk to anyone.&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>He seemingly became more sociable, with grainy cellphone footage from inside the prison showing him playing football with a Czech mob boss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/14\/69335389-11924557-image-a-31_1680268114919.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A picture from inside Kgosi Mampuru II jail shows a tub in a jail cell as it is revealed that Pistorius complained he wanted a bath and had them build him one<\/p>\n<p>The officers told CNN that he began to open up to them over the course of their meetings, in which he would share his complaints.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He complained that he wanted a bath. They built a bath in his cell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He also had a complaint about his bed. And they replaced his bed for him,&#8217; said Murasiet Mentoor,\u00a0the regional manager of the Judicial Inspectorate.<\/p>\n<p>Pistorius also raised concerns that his food might be poisoned, and chose to buy processed foods, inspectors said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest the murderer was desperate to leave and feared returning when he was moved to a lower security prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Atteridgeville prison\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/16\/69335373-11924557-image-a-33_1680276098461.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pistorius was moved to Atteridgeville prison, which is said to be more suited to him due to his disability, after a year behind bars<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/16\/69336829-11924557-image-a-34_1680276139722.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The facility, on the outskirts of Pretoria,\u00a0was described as having a &#8216;relaxed, family atmosphere&#8217; and by one of Pistorius&#8217;s relatives as &#8216;the best place he could be as a prisoner&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/16\/69343093-11924557-Prisoners_at_the_Atteridgeville_Correctional_Centre_work_in_the_-a-26_1680278212085.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prisoners at the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre work in the facility&#8217;s vegetable garden<\/p>\n<p>After serving just a year of his sentence in the high-security jail, Pistorius was moved to Atteridgeville prison &#8211; said to be more suited to him due to his disability.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling meant that the Paralympian was almost certainly the only convicted murderer in the facility, which then housed just 1,000 prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>It was described as having a &#8216;relaxed, family atmosphere&#8217;. A relative of the Blade Runner said it was &#8216;the best place he could be as a prisoner&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Atteridgeville told MailOnline in 2018 that the now-37-year-old had been given permission to remain at the more laidback facility after being found to be &#8216;low risk&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His cell there was reported to have a specially adapted en-suite bathroom and he was allowed to grow his own food in the extensive gardens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/16\/69325461-11924557-image-a-35_1680276180590.jpg\" height=\"386\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, the disgraced Paralympian was allegedly involved in a fight with an inmate from a neighbouring cell at Atteridgeville over the use of a public phone<\/p>\n<p>Prison brawl\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, the disgraced Paralympian was allegedly involved in a fight with an inmate from a neighbouring cell at Atteridgeville over the use of a public phone.<\/p>\n<p>He was the only person injured in the brawl, sustaining a bruise, according to prison staff.<\/p>\n<p>Prison spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said at the time: &#8216;It is alleged that he was involved in an altercation with another inmate over the use of a public phone in the special care unit where both offenders are detained at Attridgeville Correctional Centre.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The department launched an investigation, in terms of standard procedure, to &#8216;establish the facts and to ensure that appropriate action is taken as incidents of assaults are not allowed&#8217;, he told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Spiritual leader\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Pistorius appeared to be trying to turn over a new leaf, with reports emerging that he had adopted the role of a spiritual leader in the prison.<\/p>\n<p>The Christian former athlete took on the mantel of a Bible group leader, and was helping other inmates with his religion, according to his father, Henke Pistorius.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Pistorius told the Times that his son had &#8216;always been a child of God&#8217; and was &#8216;making a difference to others&#8217; within the prison walls.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/16\/69325459-11924557-image-a-36_1680276191954.jpg\" height=\"736\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former athlete, who shot his girlfriend Reeva, took on the mantel of Bible group leader<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have no doubt that Oscar has changed the environment in the prison for the better, he is helping to mediate between people and is having a positive influence,&#8217; Mr Pistorius said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He can feel he is making a difference to others who really needed a difference to be made \u2014 to give their lives meaning, purpose and some hope. As a result, things have also improved for him. It&#8217;s a wonderful story.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They are hardcore chaps, the problem people in the prison, but now they are all meeting to follow the Bible once or twice a week.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Model prisoner\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A source in the Department of Correctional Services, quoted by South African publication The Weekend Argus in 2018, claimed Pistorius was a model prisoner who was &#8216;humble and caring&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;The Oscar I&#8217;ve come to know in jail is kind-hearted and cares for his fellow inmates. He buys food for those who can&#8217;t afford it or those who are far away from their relatives. And he does this without asking for anything in return,&#8217; they said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/08\/68285081-11923457-The_South_African_athlete_nicknamed_Blade_Runner_after_his_racin-m-20_1680247998293.jpg\" height=\"1022\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The South African athlete, nicknamed Blade Runner after his racing prosthetics, had been a widely-celebrated Paralympian prior to the killing of model and socialite Reeva<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Oscar also doesn&#8217;t deny what he did and shows remorse every day without faking it or to manipulate people&#8217;s opinions. This is the side he shows in jail and people should stop judging him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The source added that Pistorius kept a low profile behind bars and did not enjoy any preferential treatment adding: &#8216;He likes his privacy and spends a lot of his time reading and visiting the prison library. He&#8217;s a real bookworm.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Grew a beard and started smoking\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There have been reports that during his time behind bars, the multiple Paralympic champion had lost his physique.<\/p>\n<p>At certain points in his detention, it has been said that he grew a beard, gained weight and had even taken up smoking.<\/p>\n<p>Reports claimed he has become unrecognisable from the world-famous athlete he once was.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meeting with Reeva&#8217;s father\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/02\/11\/10\/67574569-11736061-Barry_Steenkamp_left_who_suffers_poor_health_was_prepared_to_see-a-9_1676111589026.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"633\"><\/p>\n<p>Pistorius met Barry Steenkamp (left) last year. But Ms Steenkamp&#8217;s father came away from the meeting dissatisfied and &#8217;emotional&#8217;. He\u00a0did not travel to Pretoria today due to poor health<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/30\/13\/69288133-11919641-image-a-6_1680179145148.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to MailOnline today, Ms Steenkamp&#8217;s parents welcomed the fact that their daughter&#8217;s killer will remain locked up\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pistorius met Barry Steenkamp, the father of his victim, in June last year, in what was said to have been a tense showdown in jail.<\/p>\n<p>It was as part of a process authorities said aims to ensure inmates &#8216;acknowledge the harm they have caused to their victims and the society at large&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Steenkamp said Pistorius broke down and &#8216;wailed like a child&#8217; when he read out a heart-breaking letter from Reeva&#8217;s mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ms Steenkamp&#8217;s father came away from the meeting dissatisfied and &#8217;emotional&#8217;, the Steenkamp family&#8217;s lawyer said today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was traumatic for both Mr Pistorius and Barry, it was painful, really painful.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>Timeline of events in the Oscar Pistorius murder case\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>February 14, 2013: Police arrest the Olympic and Paralympic sprinter for killing Reeva Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, who was shot four times at his Pretoria home.<\/p>\n<p>February 15: Pistorius bursts into tears as he is charged, denying murder &#8216;in the strongest terms&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>February 19: Pistorius claims in an affidavit he mistook Reeva for an intruder. He said he fired through a locked bathroom door, in what prosecutors term &#8216;premeditated&#8217; murder.<\/p>\n<p>February 21: Global sportswear manufacturer Nike suspends its sponsorship contract with the athlete.<\/p>\n<p>February 22: Pistorius is granted bail.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/08\/69290053-11923457-On_Valentine_s_Day_Pistorius_fired_four_shots_through_the_door_o-a-19_1680247964430.jpg\" height=\"330\" width=\"586\"><\/p>\n<p>On Valentine&#8217;s Day, Pistorius fired four shots through the door of a locked bathroom at his home in Pretoria. Reeva was on the other side<\/p>\n<p>The trial begins<\/p>\n<p>March 3, 2014: The trial opens in Pretoria before crowds of journalists from around the world, with the testimony of a neighbour who tells the court she heard &#8216;terrible screams&#8217; from a woman. Ten days later, Pistorius vomits when a picture of Steenkamp&#8217;s body is flashed on the court&#8217;s television screens.<\/p>\n<p>April 7-15: Pistorius takes the stand and begins with a tearful apology to Steenkamp&#8217;s family. This is followed by five days of often intense cross-examination, marked by bouts of tears and breaks in the session. Pistorius steadfastly denies any intention to kill Steenkamp.<\/p>\n<p>June 30: After a six-week break, a panel of three psychiatrists and a psychologist conclude Pistorius does not suffer from mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>September 12: Judge Thokozile Masipa finds Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide or manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p>October 21: The judge sentences him to a maximum of five years in jail. He is taken to Pretoria prison.<\/p>\n<p>Under house arrest<\/p>\n<p>October 20, 2015: Pistorius is allowed out of prison after just one year to spend the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>December 3: The Supreme Court of Appeal convicts him of murder, saying his testimony was &#8216;vacillating and untruthful&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>December 8: Pistorius is released on bail pending sentencing, and remains under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/09\/69327137-11923457-image-a-25_1680251448212.jpg\" height=\"391\" width=\"586\"><\/p>\n<p>Pistorius was found guilty of murder and given a 13-year jail sentence in 2017 after a lengthy trial<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Shockingly lenient&#8217; sentence<\/p>\n<p>March 2, 2016: Pistorius, now 29, loses his final bid to appeal his murder conviction.<\/p>\n<p>July 6: He is sentenced to six years in jail for murder.<\/p>\n<p>August 14: South African media reports say Pistorius is put on 24-hour suicide watch.<\/p>\n<p>September 15: Prosecutors say they will petition the Supreme Court of Appeal for a tougher sentence for Pistorius, having described the six-year term as &#8216;shockingly lenient&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>November 14: Prison authorities say Pistorius has been transferred to a prison adapted for disabled inmates just outside Pretoria to serve the rest of his sentence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/31\/09\/67573923-11923457-Oscar_Pistorius_holds_his_head_in_his_hands_during_the_hearing_o-a-29_1680252910344.jpg\" height=\"390\" width=\"586\"><\/p>\n<p>Oscar Pistorius holds his head in his hands during the hearing of his murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on March 13, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Jail term extended<\/p>\n<p>November 3, 2017: The appeal court adjourns to consider its ruling after prosecutors argue that Pistorius&#8217;s jail term is too short, while defence lawyers say the judge handed down a fair sentence.<\/p>\n<p>November 24: The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein more than doubles Pistorius&#8217;s sentence of six years to 13 years and five months.<\/p>\n<p>Parole process<\/p>\n<p>March 28, 2018: South Africa&#8217;s highest court rejects Pistorius&#8217;s leave to appeal, ending the long legal battle over the killing.<\/p>\n<p>November 29, 2021: Prison services say Pistorius has been temporarily moved to a detention facility in the southern city of Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth, as part of his parole process, having become eligible for early release a few months earlier, after serving half his sentence.<\/p>\n<p>July 1, 2022: Prison services say Pistorius has met with Steenkamp&#8217;s parents as part of his rehabilitation process.<\/p>\n<p>March 31, 2023: A parole board is called to decide on whether the 36-year-old former athlete should be released early. He is denied an early release and will only be eligible to apply again in August 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12786869\/Oscar-Pistoriuss-life-bars-Blade-Runner-freed-Blade-Runner-prison-spiritual-leader-beaten-inmates-wailed-like-child-meeting-Reeva-Steenkamps-father.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar Pistorius&#8217;s life behind bars: As the Blade Runner is freed, how he became a prison spiritual leader, was beaten up by inmates and &#8216;wailed like a child&#8217; during meeting with Reeva Steenkamp&#8217;s father Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was granted early release from prison today\u00a0 He was given more than 13 years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp The Blade Runner, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Oscar Pistorius became spiritual leader while locked up in prison - Best World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/how-oscar-pistorius-became-spiritual-leader-while-locked-up-in-prison\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Oscar Pistorius became spiritual leader while locked up in prison - Best World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Oscar Pistorius&#8217;s life behind bars: As the Blade Runner is freed, how he became a prison spiritual leader, was beaten up by inmates and &#8216;wailed like a child&#8217; 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