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S v S.D (SS023-2023) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1233 (28 November 2024)
After convicting the accused of murdering her 28-month-old son, the High Court found substantial and compelling circumstances and imposed 12 years’ direct imprisonment.
S v C.D (CC36/2018) [2019] ZAWCHC 79 (25 June 2019)
The court found that the accused committed extremely violent and aggravated offences against a vulnerable minor, his niece, breaching a position of trust. The brutality of the rape and murder, the psychological and physical suffering inflicted, and the subsequent attempt to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of the body and cleaning the crime scene were considered. The court weighed the accused's personal circumstances, including his background, family situation, and time spent in custody, but found these insufficient to constitute substantial and compelling circumstances justifying devi…
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