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Criminal Law [1986] ZASCA 132

S v Matsane (210/86)

S v Matsane (210/86) [1986] ZASCA 132 (27 November 1986)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
210/86
Judges
Botha, Jacobs, Nestadt

The court upheld Albert Matsane’s convictions for murder and child abduction, finding the circumstantial evidence and confession sufficient despite no body being found.

  • Murder
  • Child Abduction
  • Admissibility Of Confession
  • Corpus Delicti
  • Circumstantial Evidence
  • Circumstantial-evidence
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