Oscar Pistorius' Family ‘Happy' at Athlete's Release From Prison

Oscar Pistorius’ family is “happy” the athlete is home, but say his sentence isn't over, a family spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Pistorius was released into house arrest on Monday. He served less than a year in prison for fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

"The family will support Oscar as he serves the rest of his sentence," family spokeswoman Anneliese Burgess told reporters. She said his relatives were "happy Oscar is home but they want to make the point that Oscar's sentence continues."

Pistorius will serve the remainder of his four year sentence at his uncle's home.

A representative of Steenkamp's family said Pistorius' fate mattered little to them, because the slain model was never coming back.

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