FILE PHOTO - General Sport - BT Paralympic World Cup preview event to mark 100 days to go to the start of the Paralympic Games - Manchester Regional Arena, Sportcity - 21/5/12 South Africa's Oscar Pistorius during the Paralympic World Cup preview Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jason Cairnduff Livepic
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Oscar Pistorius, the South African Paralympic gold medallist serving a six-year jail term for murdering his girlfriend, was allowed out of prison on Wednesday to attend his maternal grandmother's funeral, correctional services said on Wednesday.
"He applied for compassionate leave which was considered and approval was granted. He left this morning and he was back around 1:20 pm," spokesman for the Department of Correctional Services Singabakho Nxumalo said.
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