Six time Paralympic gold medal  winner  Oscar Pistorius has been released from hospital in Pretoria,  after being rushed in following fears he had suffered a heart attack in prison.

The disgraced Paralympian, was taken to Kalafong Hospital after reportedly suffering from chest pains.

Personnel at the Atteridgeville prison, where Pistorius is currently serving a six-year sentence for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine ’s Day in 2013, initially thought the 30-year-old had suffered a heart attack.

He   was brought into hospital by armed guards at about 8am this   morning but was later released at 2pm.

This  is the second time that Pistorius has been rushed to hospital in the last 12 months, having been taken in after sustaining injuries to his wrist in august of last year, which authorities said he told them he did falling out of bed.