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Johannesburg - One of the so-called "Waterkloof four", convicted killer Christoff Becker, was released on parole on Tuesday, correctional services said.
"Christoff Becker was released on parole as per order of the court," spokesperson Logan Maistry said.
Becker's lawyers brought an urgent parole application in the high court earlier this month, which the court granted.
The "Waterkloof four" - Becker, Frikkie du Preez, Gert van Schalkwyk and Reinach Tiedt - beat, stabbed and kicked a homeless man to death in Moreleta Park, Pretoria, on the night of 1 December 2001. The victim was never identified.
They were found guilty of murder in June 2005. In May 2008, they lost their bid to appeal in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
They were released on bail on 11 February this year, after serving five-and-a-half years of their 12-year jail terms.
Becker and Du Preez's parole was revoked when a video emerged of the pair drinking what appeared to be alcohol and using a cellphone in the Kgosi Mampuru prison where they were serving their sentence.
The pair was sent back to prison on 28 February.
