Pistorius' father first to visit 'convicted' Paralympian in jail

Paralympics runner Oscar Pistorius' father, Henke, was reportedly one of the first visitors to visit his son at the Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria on Saturday morning.

Henke Pistorius reportedly parked his silver Toyota Prado under a tree in the prison's parking lot, near the main entrance, half an hour before the visitor's centre opened. He held a DVD case in his hand while he stood and waited outside his car.

Henke's daughter, Aimee, arrived at the prison about an hour later with her uncle, Arnold, in his white Mercedes-Benz, Sport24 reported.

Henke stood at the entrance to the centre speaking to a warder, while his daughter kissed him in greeting and they walked in together.

Media reports claim that the two emerge a short while later, walk to Arnold's car, and return carrying five bags. They were barely in when brother Carl arrived with an unidentified female relative who also carried a shopping bag.

Oscar has been placed in a single cell in the prison. Area commissioner of the prison, Zebulon Monama, said that this was the case with many other prisoners whom the department of correctional services believed needed protection.

For the first six months of his term, Pistorius's jail visits, four visits a month of 45 minutes each over weekends, would take place behind a thick glass partition before he qualifies for contact visits, the report added.