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Criminal Law [2023] ZAWCHC 34

Matroos v S (A257/2022)

Matroos v S (A257/2022) [2023] ZAWCHC 34 (27 February 2023)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
A257/2022
Judges
J Cloete, E Grobbelaar

The High Court dismissed an appeal against sentence for rape of the appellant’s intellectually impaired daughter and confirmed life imprisonment.

  • Rape Of Intellectually Impaired Person
  • Minimum Sentencing
  • Substantial And Compelling Circumstances
  • Mitigation Of Sentence
  • Proportionality Of Sentence
  • Criminal-law
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