Oscar Pistorius’ love life update makes headlines around the world
Oscar Pistorius’ life outside of prison was recently reported to be full of misery, but the former Paralympian has now found love.
Oscar Pistorius has reportedly found a new woman just months after he was released on parole 11 years after he murdered Reeva Steenkamp.
The disgraced former Paralympian, 38, served nine years behind bars for fatally shooting his model girlfriend, but he has apparently made time to find a new girlfriend since his release.
The double amputee was sentenced to 13 years and five months for murder.
The athlete known as “The Blade Runner” killed Steenkamp, 29, when he fired four bullets through the locked door of their bathroom in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013, in Pretoria, South Africa.
Pistorius has reportedly found a new partner after he was released from jail and granted parole on 5 January, The Sun reports.
The convicted killer is said to be dating his family friend Rita Greyling, 33, according to South African newspaper Netwerk24.
Greyling, a business management consultant from Wakkerstroom, in eastern South Africa, has reportedly kept her romance with Pistorius quiet.
His reported new fling’s family also made headlines in 2022 when someone died at her brother Ghini’s bachelor party.
Sources close to the reported couple said the disgraced Olympian is attempting to revamp his life.
A source said: “He is trying to rebuild his life in a low-key way and avoids bars and restaurants and the general public and is flying under the radar.
“He is slowly trying to reintegrate into society but that is being done through families that his family have been close to for decades and is slowly slowly.
“The word on the street for three months now is that he is dating again.”
Pistorius moved into his wealthy uncle’s £2 million Pretoria home, and relies on him for protection.
His tycoon uncle Arnold, who made his millions from property and tourism, hired armed guards with attack dogs, while his nephew lives in a cottage on his grounds.
Part of his rebuilding has reportedly included volunteer work at a nearby Dutch Reform Church, as he has reportedly found it difficult to find work with his record.
Pistorius’ sentence ends in 2029 and he is subject to certain conditions for life outside jail.
These include attending therapy for anger and “gender-based violence issues”.
Steenkamp family friend previously said Pistorius should not expect forgiveness and issued a stark warning to him.
They said: “Oscar will get the shock of his life when he is back out in the real world.
“It’s a very different world where gender-based violence is now taken far more seriously.
“I don’t know if he will be able to cope with no longer being the centre of attention and the superstar everybody wanted to be around. He will always be looking over his shoulder.”
The former Golden Boy of athletics claimed he woke in the early hours thinking a burglar was breaking in unaware his girlfriend Reeva was in the bathroom during the tragic incident.
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 and his trial caught the world’s attention as he was initially jailed for culpable homicide which was later upgraded to murder.
Meanwhile, some of Pistorius’ other living conditions were reported in April with his role at the local church making global headlines.
According to the Department of Corrections, a parole officer checks on him at random hours of the day or night.
He is subject to alcohol and drug testing.
He can have no contact with Reeva Steenkamp’s family.
Pistorius is also unable to post on social media or give interviews.
He cannot write a memoir about his experiences.
According to The New York Post, Pistorius mostly does janitorial work for the church.
One church member reportedly said earlier this year: “He’s not friendly, not outgoing.
“I don’t know if I’ve even seem him crack a smile. He’s just a shadow of what he once was.”
— This story originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission
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