The father of Oscar Pistorius says he hardly speaks to his son anymore as he doesn’t accept that he is a killer.
Disgraced Paralympian Pistorius, 38, served nine years behind bars for horrifically shooting his lover Reeva Steenkamp dead at his South African home.
But his father Henke Pistorius believes he was ‘full of fear’ during his trial and accepted his jail sentence.
The double amputee, dubbed ‘Blade Runner’ for the prosthetics he used to compete in, claimed he woke in the early hours thinking a burglar was breaking in unaware his girlfriend Reeva was in the loo.
He fired repeated shots through the door killing her instantly with special ‘dum dum’ bullets but Reeva’s family have always claimed it was intentional.
The horrific shooting on Valentine’s Day 2013 shocked the world and led to him being jailed for culpable homicide which was later upgraded to murder.
In an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Henke admitted that his refusal to accept his son’s guilt has caused an estrangement between the two.
Pistorius was released into a media storm when he was granted parole on January 5, 2024, still insisting he killed law graduate and model Reeva, 29, by mistake.
Oscar Pistorius (pictured left) hugs his father Henke Pistorius on the third day of his hearing at the Pretoria High Court for sentencing procedures in his murder trial in 2016
The disgraced Paralympian served nine years behind bars for horrifically shooting his lover Reeva Steenkamp (pictured left) dead at his South African hom
In an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Henke admitted that his refusal to accept his son’s guilt has caused an estrangement between the two
The 38-year-old is now keeping a low profile alongside his rumoured new girlfriend at his uncle’s plush multi-million pound home in Pretoria.
Speaking on Piers Morgan’s YouTube chat show, Henke: ‘I am already in trouble with Oscar as I’m sitting here, because I said too much.
‘We don’t [speak regularly] because he knows how I feel. To him, he’s guilty of murder because of the process that he’s gone through.
‘The facts just do not support a finding of guilty of murder.
‘I just think that he will feel later, to walk away after parole as a person guilty of manslaughter versus a person guilty of murder, two vastly big things, and Oscar is not guilty of murder.’
In October 2014, Pistorius was initially found guilty of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years in prison
This conviction was then overturned by South Africa’s Supreme Court in 2016 who instead found him guilty of murder and extended his sentence by a further six years.
Henke continued: ‘Obviously, Oscar was full of fear. Oscar will one day tell his story.
Pistorius with his then-girlfriend Ms Steenkamp in 2012
Pistorius at the 2012 London Paralympics
Pistorius enters the dock before court proceedings at the Pretoria Magistrates court June 4, 2013
Pistorius leaves the Department of Correctional Services offices on April 22, 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa
‘He is, at the moment, I’m sure, very sad and very sorry about what happened.
‘I can’t speak for him. He will speak for himself, but what happened is not what came out of the court.’
Pistorius is understood to be living in a cottage in the grounds of his multi-millionaire uncle Arnold’s secure mansion and is doing volunteer work at a Dutch Reform Church nearby.
His sentence ends in 2029 and as on parole is subject to checks from the Department of Corrections at any time of day to check his residence test for alcohol and drugs.
He is not allowed out of the immediate area without informing the local police force and is not allowed a firearm or any contact with Ms Steenkamp’s mother or sister.
