The South Africa parole board announced Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison into house arrest on Oct. 20 after serving one year of a five-year sentence for the shooting death of his girlfriend.
The former Paralympic runner was convicted of killing Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Pistorius, who said he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder, was found guilty of culpable homicide after a trial.
Pistorius was initially scheduled to be released in August before the case was referred back to the parole board.
The board said last week it would seek input from Steenkamp's family before a decision making its decision.