Smoking, bearded and craving forgiveness: new doccie offers insights into Oscar Pistorius’ prison world

30 Oct 2020

Jana Van Der Merwe

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Oscar Pistorius begs for forgiveness of victim Reeva Steenkamp’s family. (Photo: Gallo Images/ Getty Images)

There was a time when his face was all over the news: Oscar Pistorius the inspirational Paralympic champion whose fighting spirit took him from one triumph to the next. The world watched in awe.

Then it was Oscar the murder-accused, fighting tooth and nail to stay out of jail for the 2013 Valentine’s Day fatal shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

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