Pistorius will be
released from jail on Tuesday, it has emerged.
The decision comes just weeks after a South
African parole board delayed his release.
The Paralympian was sent down for killing girlfriend
Reeva Steenkamp.
Speaking to AFP recently, his lawyer Brian Webber
said the decision had been delayed.
He said: "They're going to refer the matter back to
the parole board."
Pistorius, 28, was jailed last year for shooting dead
Reeva at his home in South Africa on Valentine's
Day 2013.
He claimed the killing was a tragic mishap after he
mistook her for an intruder. tty
The double amputee was found guilty of culpable
homicide - a similar charge to manslaughter - by a
judge.
He was due to leave prison on August 21, exactly
10 months on from his sentencing.
But Justice Minister Michael Masutha unexpectedly
stepped in to halt the move, saying the parole board
had acted prematurely by setting the release date. The family of Reeva
Steenkamp have previously
said Pistorius' ten months in prison is "simply not
enough" of a punishment for his crime.
In a statement they said: "We have forgiven Mr
Pistorius even though he took the life of our
precious daughter Reeva.
"Our lives will never be the same again as live with
the sadness of her death every day.
"Reeva had so much to offer this world and we
were all robbed of her life when she was killed.
