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TEN years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the jailed ex Paralympian athlete Oscar Pis
IT was revealed on Monday, March 6, that Robert Chase, the former chairman of Norwich City FC passed away on Friday March 3. His death at the age of 84, following a short illness, was confirmed by his family who said they were at his side when he passed.
A statement released by the Championship club read: “Norwich City are deeply saddened to learn of the death of former club chairman Robert Chase. Chase joined the board of the club in 1982 before becoming chairman in 1985”.
It continued: “During his time as chair, the club enjoyed some of their highestever finishes in the Football League as well as that memorable twolegged victory over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup. Chase was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame in 2003. All at the club would like to pass on their deepest condolences to Robert’s family and friends at this sad time.”
Chase looked after the Norfolk club during its most successful period from 1985 to
Robert Chase was the former chairman of Norwich City FC.
1996. This was the spell when the Canaries achieved the most famous result in its history in 1993, beating Bayern Munich in the EUFA Cup. The East Anglian club also secured three topfive English Football League finishes under Chase’s leadership.
“Robert Chase will always be remembered as a highly significant figure in the history of Norwich City Football Club,” said former sports reporter Malcolm Robertson. During the chairman’s spell at Carrow Road, the writer covered Norwich City’s matches.
Pistorius was sentenced to 13 years and five months in a South African prison for shooting and killing his 29yearold girlfriend. The incident occurred at his home in Pretoria on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2013. He fired four highcalibre bullets through a locked bathroom door. Ms Steenkamp was 29, a successful law graduate, model, and TV personality.
Nicknamed ‘Blade Runner’ due to his carbonfibre prosthetics, the double amputee admitted to shooting Reeva Steenkamp during his trial. In his defence, the runner claimed that he was convinced she was an intruder and that, acting in selfdefence, he killed her mistakenly. His sentence for manslaughter was subsequently upgraded to one of murder. Under South African law, convicted prisoners can apply for parole after serving more than half of their sentence. Pistorius has spent a lot longer than 50 per cent of his stipulated time behind bars.
Should parole be rejected, Pistorius has the right to appeal, as reported a local news source.
