A high security cell has been prepared for Oscar Pistorius alongside a notorious Czech prisoner on trial for torture, according to reports.
The 27-year-old convicted killer will learn his fate tomorrow when he is sentenced for the Valentine’s Day shooting of his girlfriend.
At last week’s sentencing hearing, Pistorius’ legal team called for the paralympian to be spared jail and placed under house arrest citing fears for his safety from violence and disease.
Defence counsel Barry Roux quoted from a newspaper interview with a gang leader who had threatened to order a hit on Pistorius if he is given special treatment in prison.
With prison authorities under acute pressure to guarantee the fallen track star’s safety, a meeting of senior correctional services officials met on Friday to draw up plans to keep him safe, Daily Mail informs.
