Oscar Pistorius, the South African blade runner who shot dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp and was jailed last year is set to be released in August on strict parole conditions.
His legal team claim the athlete is eager to get back on track and wants to work with disadvantaged children.
Barry Roux who represented Oscar throughout his trial said,
"Oscar walks free in August and then he has ten months on parole. The parole conditions will be at their discretion, don't drink, don't go to church, no drugs, he'll have a psychological programme, an anger management course.
They will set the parameters and he will keep to them. He will leave prison in three months time and wherever he goes he will be Oscar Pistorius. There is no way a man as famous as him can change his name.
Anyway, how can you change your name, it's running away. Why would you want to change your name. It's disowning what happened. He will have to lift his head and take it on the chin."
Oscar Pistorius is currently being held in a single cell at the notorius Kgosi Mumpuru prison in Pretoria.
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