Oscar Pistorius’ five year prison sentence meant he is eligible for parole after ten months inside, but since becoming eligible his move to go under house arrest keeps hitting snags.

It was initially thought it would happen in August, but that got blocked at the last minute by the Justice Ministry.

And now he is to remain in jail as the case has been sent back to the parole board to make a determination on it.

The BBC reports…

Oscar Pistorius must remain in jail and not be transferred to house arrest after a decision to grant him parole was again delayed.

His lawyer Brian Webber told the AFP news agency that a decision over his early release has been referred back to the parole board.

The Paralympic star was jailed for five years in 2014 for the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp.

He has been fighting a lengthy battle to be released early from jail.

Pistorius was due to be released in August, but remained in prison after Justice Minister Michael Masutha made a last-minute intervention blocking it.

The parole review board – the final recourse for parole disputes – met on Monday to decide if the star, 28, should be allowed out on house arrest.

A definitive parole ruling is now unlikely to be made before the athlete in a separate legal process appeals against his conviction on 3 November in Bloemfontein.

This ruling could result in him receiving a longer prison term.