By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-15 13:41:28 | Updated at 2024-12-25 13:41:48
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Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius is said to have found new love with a stunning blonde just months after being released from a tough prison on parole.
Disgraced Paralympian Pistorius, 38, served nine years behind bars for horrifically blasting his lover Reeva Steenkamp dead at his South African home.
The double amputee dubbed 'Blade Runner' for the prosthetics he used to compete in the Olympics and Paralympics murdered her in his bathroom.
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 loo.
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 on Valentine's Day 2013 shocked the world and led to him being jailed for culpable homicide which was later upgraded to murder.
Pistorius was released into a media storm when he was granted parole on January 5, 2024, still insisting he killed law graduate and model Reeva, 29, by mistake.
Respected South African newspaper Netwerk24 are now reporting that Pistorius - who lives with his uncle in a fortified mansion in Pretoria - is in love again.
Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius is said to have found love again with stunning blonde Rita Greyling
South African model Reeva Steenkamp was killed by ex-Paralympian Pistorius more than a decade ago. Pictured in 2012
They have revealed that he is dating Rita Greyling, 33, a business management consultant from Wakkerstroom in Mpumulanga - and a long-term family friend.
Sources close to the couple have confirmed to Netwerk24 that Pistorius and Greyling are in a romantic relationship though details are being kept strictly private.
New love Rita's family have also made headlines when in late 2022 her brother Ghini was involved in a devastating incident at Henbase Lodge, Morgenzon.
That November Willem Kruger, 29, drowned during a party and police in December 2023 said that his death had been shifted from accidental to a murder inquiry.
Friends said that the tragedies surround both the Pistorius and Greyling families drew them together and their reported romance marks a fresh start for both.
Attractive Rita has a successful career as business management consultant and Pistorius is trying to rebuild his life after his release into his rich uncle's care.
A source close to Pistorius 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.
Rita Greyling, 33, a business management consultant from Wakkerstroom in Mpumulanga - and a long-term family friend
Oscar Pistorius leaves the Department of Correctional Services offices on April 22, 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa
New love Rita's family have also made headlines when in late 2022 her brother Ghini was involved in a devastating incident at Henbase Lodge, Morgenzon
Friends said that the tragedies surround both the Pistorius and Greyling families drew them together
Attractive Rita has a successful career as business management consultant and Pistorius is trying to rebuild his life after his release into his rich uncle's care
A source close to Pistorius 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
Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius is said to have found new love with a stunning blonde just months after being released from a tough prison on parole. Rita is pictured
Pistorius's new romance with Rita (pictured) comes more than ten years after the horrific Valentine's Day shooting
Pistorius was granted parole and was released on January 5, 2024. Pictured in 2012 with Reeva
'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' she said.
Pistorius is living in a cottage in the grounds of his multi-millionaire uncle Arnold's secure mansion and is doing volunteer work at a Dutch Reform Church nearby.
His sentence ends in 2029 and as on parole is subject to checks from the Department of Corrections at any time of day to check his residence test for alcohol and drugs.
He is not allowed out of the immediate area without informing the local police force and is not allowed a firearm or any contact with Reeva Steenkamp's mum or sister.
Pistorius is said to have difficulty finding work with pals saying employers see him as 'toxic' so volunteers at the church used by his family cleaning and sweeping.
