Oscar Pistorius released from prison

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, jailed for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been released from prison tonight and put under house arrest, a South African official said.

The Olympian was jailed for five years last year after being convicted of the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp and was released to his uncle's home in Pretoria, South Africa today where he is expected to serve the remainder of his sentence.