Pistorius in hospital after injury at prison

JOHANNESBURG:Oscar Pistorius was treated for minor wrist injuries at a hospital and has been returned to a South African jail where the Olympian is serving a sixyear sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp prison officials said today

Updated At : 06:02 AM Aug 08, 2016 IST

Johannesburg, August 7

Oscar Pistorius was treated for minor wrist injuries at a hospital and has been returned to a South African jail where the Olympian is serving a six-year sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, prison officials said today.

The report of injuries to Pistorius, who denied he had attempted suicide, came as athletes compete at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Pistorius and his coach said before Steenkamp’s 2013 killing that they wanted to retire together at the Rio games.

Pistorius told officials that he suffered the injuries after falling out of bed, said a prison official. — AP

Pistorius in hospital after injury at prison

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