Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been denied parole after serving eight years in prison for the killing of Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
South Africa's Department of Correctional Services said in a statement announcing the decision Pistorius had not yet completed the minimum detention period "as ruled by the Supreme Court of Appeal".
Pistorius will not face the parole board again until August 2024. He was originally sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison.
Ms Steenkamp's family opposed his bid, their lawyer Tania Koen told Reuters.
"I can confirm that parole has been denied, they will reconvene in a year to reconsider him again and we don't know the reasons yet (for the denial)," Ms Koen said.
"I've just received a call from the parole board … It is a huge sense of relief for June [Steenkamp]."
Ms Steenkamp's mother, June Steenkamp, said before the decision that she planned to address the hearing.
"It is very hard to be in the same room as him," June Steenkamp said on Friday morning local time. "I don't believe it, I don't believe his story."
Pistorius shot dead Ms Steenkamp, a model and law student, in his bathroom on Valentine's Day in 2013.
The athlete, known as "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, went from public hero to convicted murderer in a trial that drew worldwide interest.
He had been ordered to meet with Ms Steenkamp's father, Barry Steenkamp, face-to-face in June 2022, as part of what's known in South Africa as a victim-offender dialogue.
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