Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend

Pistorius shot 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp dead through a locked bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013

Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 15, 2016, after his sentencing proceedings. Picture: AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File

South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women.

Pistorius - dubbed "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs - shot 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp dead through a locked bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013.