Jailed former Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been taken to hospital, authorities have confirmed.

Pistorius was jailed for six years in 2016 for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

An official statement confirmed that Pistorius “was this morning taken to an outside hospital establishment for medical examination”.

Details of Pistorius’ condition were not released, but he is expected to remain in hospital overnight.BBC