(Transcript from World News Australia Radio)
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is eligible to be released from prison on parole in August.
He has served ten months of a 5-year sentence for culpable homicide in the shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
Michael Kenny reports.
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South African prison officials have recommended he is released for correctional supervision and moved to house arrest.
But the country's Supreme Court will still hear a further appeal in the case in November which could see Pistorius sent back to prison for at least 15 years.
The proposed release date of August the 21st has triggered an angry response from the parents of the 29-year old model and television presenter Reeva Steenkamp.
A statement from June and Barry Steenkamp says ten months in prison isn't long enough for Pistorius.
They claim it doesn't send the right message or serve as a deterrent.
But they say the family has forgiven Pistorius and don't seek to avenge their daughter's death.
Judge Thokozile Masipa handed down her ruling on the case last September.
"On count one, murder read with Section 51.1 of the criminal law amendment act 105 of 1997, the accused is found not guilty and is discharged. Instead, he's found guilty of culpable homicide."
Pistorius claimed he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder, firing four shots through a locked bathroom door at his home in Pretoria.
Under South African law, he is eligible to be released under certain conditions after serving one-sixth of his sentence.
The prison parole board says Pistorius' behaviour must stay within guidelines in order to be released in August.
Pistorius had been a role model to many around the world after competing as a double amputee sprinter in the Paralympics and Olympics.
His case triggered controversy in South Africa and internationally.
Johannesburg resident Isaac Plaatjies is among those questioning the recommendation to release Pistorius, less than a year after he was sentenced.
"In my view, he never served a proper sentence for what he did and I'm really against that, that he has to be released at this stage. I think this matter must be reviewed and he must still go back to court."
But other residents endorse the proposal.
Madeline Scheppers says she believes the correctional authorities would be acting appropriately by moving Pistorius into house arrest.
"I think it's okay. I think it was a terrible mistake and I think personally, he must be paying a very heavy price for it and a jail sentence will not necessarily fix that for him".
The correctional services recommendation now awaits final confirmation from the parole board, due to issue its decision this week.
Meanwhile Pistorius faces yet another legal test in November.
A panel of judges at the Supreme Court of Appeal will hear the prosecution's appeal against Pistorius' acquittal on a murder charge for killing Reeva Steenkamp.
If the original decision is overturned and he is convicted him of murder, Pistorius could face a minimum of 15 years in jail.
There's no clear date in November set for the appeal, but prosecutors must submit papers outlining their argument by August the 17th.
Pistorius' defence team then have a further month to submit their response.
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