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S v Mpeyi and Others (CC20/2020) [2021] ZAECMHC 43 (26 November 2021)
Sentencing judgment in a kidnapping, robbery and murder case where the court departed from prescribed minimum sentences after finding substantial and compelling circumstances.
S v Letsoho (CC05/2017) [2019] ZAECMHC 59 (19 September 2019)
Sentencing judgment for robbery with aggravating circumstances and murder. The court rejected mitigation arguments, imposed life imprisonment for murder, and set a concurrent robbery sentence.
S v Njova and Others (43/2016) [2019] ZAECMHC 45 (23 August 2019)
The court found that the accused committed a series of violent armed robberies and murders, targeting vulnerable rural shop owners and communities. The offences were executed with extreme violence and disregard for human life. The personal circumstances of the accused, including their status as first offenders and lengthy pre-sentence incarceration, were considered but found insufficient to constitute substantial and compelling circumstances for the robbery charges. However, for the murder charges, the court distinguished the roles of the accused, noting that the actual killings were perpetra…
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