Oscar Pistorius will not be released from prison on Friday, the South African Justice Department has announced.
The Justice Minister has referred the decision to release Pistorius to a review panel, according to reports.
The Paralympian athlete was expected to be released from prison in Pretoria on Friday, where he would have carried out the rest of his sentence under house arrest at his uncle’s apartment. Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013.
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