07 January 2024 , 19:57
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Oscar Pistorius may have to sweep the floors of his local church and park cars for the congregation to keep his parole officers happy after his early jail release, a source has claimed.
The Paralympian, who murdered his girlfriend Reevs Steenkamp, has been given a choice as how to serve out his punishment during the remainder of his 13-year sentence as a free man. Pistorius has been asked how he wants to carry out his community service, which forms part of his parole deal, it is reported.
And it is the 37-year-old man has favoured the duties at the NG Kerk Dutch Reformed Church in Pretoria, South Africa, over other options, including helping clean a hospital, auxiliary duties at a police station or even a return to prison to help warders with maintenance.
The runner has hidden himself away from prying eyes since his release from jail on Friday. He's living with his uncle Arnold in the wealthy Waterfloof area of Pretoria at a residence with security measures, including a wired fence.
And both Arnold and his wife Lois are regular attendees at the 65-year-old church, where services are relayed in Afrikaans to the congregation of 1,000 after bell ringing has taken place. Parole officers have yet to sanction the murderer's wishes, it is understood.
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The athlete was released from jail in South Africa on Friday (AFP/Getty Images)"One concern is that Oscar does not have to travel far to carry out his community service as any fares that have to be met will come out of the South African public funds. The church is close to Arnold's home and he is a regular face there on Sunday mornings so Oscar will feel welcome there," a source told Mail Online.
"He could sweep the floors or be given a yellow bib to help direct cars to parking areas as it gets very busy on Sunday mornings. He could begin his duties by helping at a local police station too because he could remain private."
The source also said the Olympian and Paralympian, who ran at the London 2012 Olympics, must refrain from social media as part of his parole restrictions. Pistorius, though, spent his prison years reading his bible and inviting fellow jail birds to join him, it is reported tonight.
The church's website reads: "For Waterkloof congregation it is very important to be able to create a warm, cosy and relaxed atmosphere in which everyone can feel welcome and at home. Our religious thinking does not oppose discoveries and developments of the Bible Sciences and Natural Sciences but welcomes them. After all, God is bigger than our current patterns of understanding."