THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL OF SOUTH AFRICA

JUDGMENT
NOT REPORTABLE
Case No: 534/13
In the matter between:
LOURENS STEPHANUS PRINSLOO APPELLANT
and
THE STATE RESPONDENT
Neutral citation: Prinsloo v State (534/13 !"#14$ %A&CA '( (15 )*+,
"#14
Coram: Bos-e+o. &a+d*+/er ))A and 0atho1o A)A
Hear: "' 0a, "#14
Deli!ere: 15 )*+, "#14
Summar": Cr-m-na+ +aw 2 a11ea+ a3a-nst 4on5-4t-on 2 crimen iniuria and
assa*+t 2 the 1ro1er a11roa4h where the state and de6en4e
5ers-ons are m*t*a++, destr*4t-5e 2 e5a+*at-on o6 the
1robab-+-t-es. stren3th and wea/nesses o6 both 5ers-ons7
ORDER
On a##eal $rom: 8ree &tate 9-3h Co*rt. B+oem6onte-n (0*s- and :a66*e ))
s-tt-n3 as 4o*rt o6 a11ea+:
The a11ea+ a3a-nst 4on5-4t-on -s d-sm-ssed7
JUDGMENT
Mat%o#o AJA &'o(ielo an Salul)er JJA concurrin*+:
!1$ Th-s a11ea+ ar-ses 6rom an a+ter4at-on abo*t 1ar/-n3 at a 6ema+e
res-den4e 4a++ed Vergeet-My-Nie s-t*ated at the ;n-5ers-t, o6 the 8ree &tate7
The a11e++ant was 4on5-4ted o6 two 4o*nts o6 crimen iniuria and one 4o*nt o6
assa*+t b, the B+oem6onte-n 0a3-strate Co*rt on 4 )an*ar, "#1"7 A++ the
4o*nts were ta/en to3ether 6or 1*r1oses o6 senten4-n37 9e was senten4ed to
a 6-ne o6 R( ### or twe+5e months -m1r-sonment. who++, s*s1ended 6or a
1er-od o6 6-5e ,ears on s*-tab+e 4ond-t-ons7 The a11e++ant a11ea+ed on+,
a3a-nst h-s 4on5-4t-on to the 8ree &tate 9-3h Co*rt. w-th the +ea5e o6 the tr-a+
4o*rt7 The a11ea+ was d-sm-ssed on 14 8ebr*ar, "#137 The a11ea+ on
4on5-4t-on be6ore *s -s w-th +ea5e o6 the 4o*rt be+ow7
!"$ The 4-r4*mstan4es 3-5-n3 r-se to the 4on5-4t-on and senten4e ma, be
s*mmar-sed as 6o++ows: On 3 8ebr*ar, "#1# 0s 0/h-wane. the 4om1+a-nant
-n 4o*nt one. test-6-ed that she went to the Vergeet-My-Nie 6ema+e res-den4e
at the ;n-5ers-t, o6 the 8ree &tate w-th her two da*3hters 0s A,anda
0/h-wane (0s A,anda and 0s %-nt+e 0/h-wane (0s %-nt+e7 9er ,o*n3est
da*3hter 0s %-nt+e was enro++ed as a 6-rst ,ear st*dent and wo*+d be ho*sed
at that res-den4e7 ;1on the-r arr-5a+ at the res-den4e there were no a5a-+ab+e
"
1ar/-n3 ba,s7 0s 0/h-wane 1ar/ed her 5eh-4+e ne<t to the res-den4e. -n a
non=des-3nated s1ot. as she had to o66+oad 0s %-nt+e>s +*33a3e7 A6ter
o66+oad-n3 the +*33a3e. the, ret*rned to the motor 5eh-4+e7 &he entered 6-rst7
&he then o5erheard 0s A,anda s1ea/-n3 to someone and not-4ed the
a11e++ant and three +ad-es 1o-nt-n3 the-r 6-n3ers at them7 0s A,anda as/ed
them what the 1rob+em was7 At that sta3e. the a11e++ant. who was 3# metres
awa, 6rom them. mo5ed towards the-r 5eh-4+e and *ttered the 6o++ow-n3 words
wh-+st 1o-nt-n3 at her: ?es I ha5e a 1rob+em b*t I do not want to ta+/ to ,o*. I
want to ta+/ to the st*1-d and r*de one>7 The a11e++ant a+so sa-d to 0s A,anda
that she does not ha5e a dr-5er>s +-4en4e be4a*se she -s b+a4/7
!3$ 0s 0/h-wane a+-3hted 6rom her 5eh-4+e to re1r-mand the a11e++ant not
to s1ea/ to her -n that manner and to+d h-m that she was o+d eno*3h to be h-s
mother7 ;nda*nted. the a11e++ant 3rabbed her on the 4hest w-th h-s +e6t hand
and sa-d. @I w-++ beat the he++ o*t o6 ,o*. woman>7 &he was s4aredA she +ost her
ba+an4e and -n6ormed the a11e++ant that she was 3o-n3 to ha5e h-m arrested7
!4$ ;ndeterred. the a11e++ant to+d her that b, the t-me she had h-m
arrested he wo*+d ha5e beaten @the he++ o*t o6 her> and boasted that he wo*+d
re1resent h-mse+6 -n 4o*rt as he -s a +aw,er7 At that sta3e the a11e++ant>s
3-r+6r-end. 0s B+aa*w. 4ame and 1h,s-4a++, 1*++ed the a11e++ant awa, 6rom the
1ar/-n3 +ot to the res-den4e7 A 6ew se4onds +ater the a11e++ant ret*rned. and -n
an an3r, and a33ress-5e manner. 1o-nted at 0s 0/h-wane and her two
da*3hters and b+*rted the 6o++ow-n3 words: @)*++e 6*4/-n3 /a66-rs>7 On4e a3a-n
0s B+aa*w -nter5ened and restra-ned the a11e++ant. who was 5-s-b+, an3r,7
!5$ A44ord-n3 to 0s 0/h-wane. she and her da*3hters then +e6t the s4ene
to re1ort the -n4-dent. howe5er. be6ore the, d-d so. the, ret*rned to the
res-den4e to as/ 6or the a11e++ant>s name7 The a11e++ant re6*sed and 4r*de+,
as/ed. @Bhat the 6*4/ are ,o* 3o-n3 to do w-th the nameC> 0s 0/h-wane then
de4-ded to ta/e down the re3-strat-on n*mber o6 a b+*e C-t, Do+6 be+on3-n3 to
one o6 the women who was w-th the a11e++ant7 &he therea6ter went to re1ort
the matter to a Pro6essor E-+Foen at the *n-5ers-t,7 Therea6ter she re1orted the
matter at the 1o+-4e stat-on7
3
!($ In a d-re4t res1onse to a G*est-on abo*t how she 6e+t when the words -n
the a6ore3o-n3 1ara3ra1hs were *sed. she res1onded that she 6e+t na/ed.
worth+ess. be+-tt+ed. d-rt, and that she 6e+t +-/e someth-n3 had been ta/en awa,
6rom her7 &he test-6-ed 6*rther that she *nderstood the word kaffir to be
dero3ator, and ra4-st7 It was her e5-den4e 6*rther that these words were a+so
heard b, a ,o*n3 man who was nearb,. and who was eG*a++, d-st*rbed and
wanted to ta/e *1 the 4*d3e+s on her beha+6 and assa*+t the a11e++ant7
9owe5er 0s 0/h-wane sto11ed h-m 6rom ta/-n3 s*4h a4t-on7 Bhat -n4ensed
and h*m-+-ated her most was the 6a4t that the a11e++ant *ttered those words -n
the 1resen4e o6 her two da*3hters and other members o6 the 1*b+-47
!H$ &he den-ed em1hat-4a++, *nder 4ross=e<am-nat-on that she and her
da*3hters were a33ress-5e and *nr*+, towards the a11e++ant and h-s
4om1an-ons and that the, -n4-ted the ar3*ment7 &he re-terated that the
a11e++ant was -n-t-a++, ta+/-n3 to her da*3hter 0s A,anda. and +ater
a11roa4hed her a6ter she a+-3hted 6rom the 5eh-4+e7 At that sta3e she
obser5ed 6rom the a11e++ant>s 6a4-a+ e<1ress-on that he was an3r,7 &he
d-s1*ted the a++e3at-ons that she re6erred to herse+6 as a do4tor and had
threatened to ens*re that the a11e++ant d-d not obta-n h-s de3ree 6rom the
*n-5ers-t,7
!I$ The ne<t w-tness 6or the &tate was 0s A,anda7 At the t-me o6 the
-n4-dent she was read-n3 6or her 0aster>s de3ree at the same *n-5ers-t,7 &he
4orroborated her mother>s e5-den4e -n a++ mater-a+ res1e4ts7 The +ast w-tness
6or the &tate was 0s %-nt+e. 0s 0/h-wane>s ,o*n3est da*3hter7 &a5e 6or a
6ew *n-m1ortant d-s4re1an4-es -n her e5-den4e. -t -s essent-a++, the same as
that o6 her mother and s-ster7 An -++=6ated attem1t was made to d-s4red-t her b,
1o-nt-n3 o*t some d-s4re1an4-es -n her e5-den4e -n 4o*rt and the statement
wh-4h she a++e3ed+, made to 0s E+-Je &aa,man. the *n-5ers-t, -nterna+
-n5est-3ator7 The 0a3-strate r-3ht+, atta4hed no 5a+*e to the statement as she
6o*nd that -t was not 1ro1ert, ta/en 6rom 0s %-nt+e. and 6*rther that -t was not
read ba4/ to her be6ore she s-3ned -t7 0s &aa,man a+so 4on6-rmed -n
e5-den4e that the statement was wr-tten down -n a r*sh7 &he on+, 4a*sed 0s
4
%-nt+e to s-3n -t the 6o++ow-n3 da,. -n the absen4e o6 her 1arent or 3*ard-an.
notw-thstand-n3 the 6a4t that she was 1H ,ears o+d at the t-me7
!'$ The a11e++ant test-6-ed -n h-s de6en4e and 4a++ed the two 6ema+e 6r-ends
who were w-th h-m at the res-den4e as h-s w-tnesses7 9e 4on4eded -n h-s
e5-den4e that he saw a 5eh-4+e 1ar/ed on the 1a5ement and he and h-s two
6ema+e 6r-ends s1o/e abo*t the 6a4t that the 5eh-4+e was 1ar/ed at the wron3
1+a4e7 Bh-+st the, were ta+/-n3. the, saw 0s 0/h-wane and her two
da*3hters7 0s A,anda stood at the 6ront 1assen3er door and as/ed them
whether there was a 1rob+em. to wh-4h the, d-d not res1ond7 9e test-6-ed that
she a11eared a33ress-5e and 1ro5o4at-5e7 A+tho*3h he d-d not res-de at the
res-den4e. he 6e+t ob+-3ed to te++ them that the, had 1ar/ed -n the wron3 1+a4e7
0s A,anda then sa-d to them @Bho do ,o* th-n/ ,o* are to te++ me where to
1ar/C> and re6erred to h-m as an -d-ot who wanted to -m1ress the 3-r+s he was
w-th7
!1#$ 9e test-6-ed 6*rther that 0s 0/h-wane a+-3hted 6rom her 5eh-4+e and
4a+m+, too/ h-s arm and as/ed what the 1rob+em was7 0s A,anda /e1t
-nter5en-n3 wh-+e he was ta+/-n3 to 0s 0/h-wane7 9e then to+d her to /ee1
G*-et as he was ta+/-n3 to her mother7 9e to+d 0s 0/h-wane that the, had
1ar/ed at the wron3 1+a4e. where*1on 0s 0/h-wane as/ed whether the
a11e++ant was -n 4har3e o6 the 1ar/-n3 area7 9e to+d her that he was not -n
4har3e b*t that -6 the, went to 4am1*s 4ontro+ the, wo*+d be to+d not to 1ar/
there7
!11$ A44ord-n3 to the a11e++ant. 0s 0/h-wane s*dden+, be4ame a33ress-5e
and sa-d that the *n-5ers-t, wo*+d 4astrate h-m 6or what he was do-n37 At th-s
sta3e 0s %-nt+e a+so 3ot o*t o6 the 4ar and s4reamed at h-m7 A ser-o*s 5erba+
a+ter4at-on ens*ed7 0s B+aa*w then 4ame o5er and remo5ed h-m 6rom the
1ar/-n3 +ot7 As he was be-n3 remo5ed. 0s A,anda then sa-d to 0s B+aa*w
@?o* m*st tea4h ,o*r bo,6r-end to beha5e> to wh-4h she res1onded @9e /nows
how to beha5e>7 0s A,anda then re6erred to h-m as a ra4-st7
5
!1"$ The a11e++ant 4on6-rmed that he and the two +ad-es +e6t the s4ene and
ret*rned a 6ew m-n*tes +ater7 9e test-6-ed that at th-s sta3e that 0s 0/h-wane
3ot o*t o6 the 4ar. s4reamed at h-m and sa-d @?o* mother 6*4/er. who do ,o*
th-n/ ,o* areC. 9e 6*rther test-6-ed that a++ three o6 them sho*ted and swore at
h-m7 At th-s sta3e 0s 0/h-wane as/ed 6or h-s name and st*dent n*mber and
he re1+-ed that he -s not a st*dent at the *n-5ers-t,7 9e re6*sed to 1ro5-de h-s
1ersona+ 1art-4*+ars7 &he then sa-d that she wo*+d 6-nd o*t who he -s and
wo*+d ens*re that he does not 1ass a s-n3+e s*bFe4t at the *n-5ers-t, and
does not 3rad*ate7
!13$ The a11e++ant>s 6r-ends. 0s B+aa*w and 0s Botha. test-6-ed -n s*11ort
o6 h-s e5-den4e7 I 6-nd -t e<1ed-ent to dea+ w-th the-r 5ers-ons to3ether as the-r
e5-den4e -s essent-a++, the same7 The, both des4r-bed the a11e++ant as 4a+m
d*r-n3 the -n4-dent and -m1*ted o66ens-5e and a33ress-5e beha5-o*r to the
se4ond &tate w-tness 0s A,anda7 The, test-6-ed that a++ three &tate w-tnesses
swore at the a11e++ant7 The, den-ed em1hat-4a++, that the a11e++ant *ttered
the words he was a44*sed o67 Im1ortant+,. the, sa-d that 0s %-nt+e *ttered
dero3ator, words to the e66e4t that the, sho*+d @Lea5e the mother 6*4/ers
a+one>7 0s B+aa*w 6*rther test-6-ed that the a11e++ant was 4a+m and was
5erba++, atta4/ed 6or no reason7 9owe5er. her e5-den4e 4ontrad-4ts the
e5-den4e tendered b, the a11e++ant. -n wh-4h he adm-tted that he was an3r,7
!14$ In th-s 4o*rt the ma-n thr*st o6 the a11e++ant>s 4ontent-on was that the
0a3-strate m-sd-re4ted herse+6 -n that she 6a-+ed to s1e4-6-4a++, ment-on -n her
F*d3ement that she had 4ons-dered the 4red-b-+-t, o6 the ea4h o6 the
w-tnesses7 It was 4ontended that -n so do-n3 she had ado1ted a 1-e4emea+
a11roa4h to the e5a+*at-on o6 the e5-den4e7 In m, 5-ew. th-s 4ontent-on -s
m-s1+a4ed7 A+tho*3h the 0a3-strate d-d not e<1+-4-t+, state that she 4ons-dered
the 4red-b-+-t, o6 ea4h o6 the w-tnesses. -t -s 4+ear 6rom her F*d3ment as a
who+e. that -n arr-5-n3 at her 4on4+*s-on. she had had re3ard to the 4red-b-+-t,
o6 the w-tnesses7 On the 4ontrar,. the re4ord re5ea+s that the 0a3-strate made
a 1ro1er assessment and ana+,s-s o6 a++ the e5-den4e b,. amon3st other
th-n3s. we-3h-n3 the stren3th and the wea/nesses o6 the state>s 4ase vis--vis
that o6 the a11e++ant. -n4+*d-n3 the 1robab-+-t-es and -m1robab-+-t-es o6 both
(
5ers-ons o6 e5ents7 It -s a<-omat-4 that an e<am-nat-on o6 the 1robab-+-t-es -s
not done in vacuum7 &*4h an e<er4-se reG*-res an ana+,s-s and e5a+*at-on o6
the e5-den4e as a who+e7 &ee S v M "##( (1 &ACR 135 (&CA 1ara 1I'7
!15$ An attem1t was made to d-s4red-t 0s %-nt+e on the bas-s that she
de5-ated 6rom her statement to the 1o+-4e7 In m, 5-ew. the a++e3ed
d-s4re1an4-es are not mater-a+ and 4annot a66e4t the 1robat-5e 5a+*e o6 the
e5-den4e o6 the &tate w-tnesses7 To e<1e4t w-tnesses to remember and re4a++
the-r e5-den4e verbatim a11ears to me to be -rrat-ona+7 The 4r-t-4-sm +e5e++ed
a3a-nst 0s %-nt+e>s statement -s base+ess be4a*se on the e5-den4e o6 0s
&aa,man. the statement was ta/en -n a h*rr,7 To m, m-nd th-s -m1+-es that 0s
%-nt+e had +-tt+e t-me to 4ons-der her statement7 Th-s e<1+a-ns wh, the same
statement was a+tered the ne<t da,7 It -s not *nreasonab+e to ass*me that she
was ser-o*s+, tra*mat-sed b, th-s *n6ort*nate -n4-dent7 It wo*+d be *nrea+-st-4
to e<1e4t her to 3-5e a +*4-d and 4oherent a44o*nt o6 the e5ents short+, a6ter
the -n4-dent7 8*rthermore. 0s %-nt+e. who was a m-nor at the t-me. was
a++owed to de1ose to a statement w-tho*t the s*11ort or 3*-dan4e o6 her
1arent or +e3a+ 3*ard-an7 In a++ +-/e+-hood she d-d not -ntend th-s statement to
re1+a4e the e5-den4e wh-4h she wo*+d 3-5e -n a s*bseG*ent tr-a+7 In short. the
ma/-n3 o6 a statement -s not the same as 3-5-n3 e5-den4e -n 4o*rt. where -n
man, -nstan4es 4r*4-a+ e5-den4e on+, w-++ on+, 4ome to +-3ht thro*3h 4ross=
e<am-nat-on7 I 6-nd the 4r-t-4-sm a3a-nst her e5-den4e to be w-tho*t s*bstan4e7
&ee S v Mafaladiso "##3 (1 &ACR 5I3 (&CA7
!1($ Co*nse+ 6or the a11e++ant ar3*ed 6*rther that be4a*se the &tate
w-tnesses d-d not re1eat -n the-r e5-den4e some o6 the words wh-4h were *sed
-n the 4har3e sheet. the &tate w-tnesses sho*+d be d-sbe+-e5ed as th-s
4onst-t*ted d-s4re1an4-es7 I do not a3ree7 It -s a /nown 6a4t that the dra6t-n3 o6
4har3e sheets -s the 1rero3at-5e o6 the P*b+-4 Prose4*tor7 Th-s -s done on the
bas-s o6 the 6a4ts 4onta-ned -n the statements -n the do4/et made b,
w-tnesses7 The w-tnesses 1+a, no ro+e or 1art -n th-s re3ard7 To e<1e4t the
4har3e sheet to re3*r3-tate the e<a4t words *sed b, the w-tnesses when the,
made the-r statements to the 1o+-4e -s to m, m-nd *nrea+-st-47 The e5-den4e
3-5en b, w-tnesses -s -ntended to e<1+a-n and s*11ort the a5erments -n the
H
4har3e sheet7 It -s to be e<1e4ted that w-tnesses w-++. wh-+st 3-5-n3 e5-den4e -n
4o*rt. e+aborate and e<1+a-n the +e3a+-st-4 a5erments 4onta-ned -n the 4har3e7
ConseG*ent+,. I 6-nd th-s 3ro*nd to be w-tho*t mer-t7
!1H$ I 6-nd the 6o++ow-n3 1-e4es o6 e5-den4e b, the a11e++ant to be destr*4t-5e
to h-s 4red-b-+-t, and re+-ab-+-t, as a w-tness: 6-rst. the a11e++ant 6ared bad+,
when he was 4on6ronted w-th the e5-den4e o6 the &tate w-tnesses that he had
to be dra33ed 6rom the s4ene b, h-s 3-r+6r-end -n order to 1*t a sto1 to the 6-rst
a+ter4at-on at the 4arA se4ond+,. -t -s te++-n3 that. a6ter be-n3 1*++ed -nto the
dorm-tor,. he ret*rned a 6ew se4onds +ater. st-++ a33ress-5e. and 4ont-n*ed
-ns*+t-n3 them7 8*rthermore. the a11e++ant 4ontrad-4ted h-mse+6 4on4ern-n3 the
G*est-on whether he was an3r, or not at the mater-a+ t-me7 9e ma-nta-ned -n
h-s e5-den4e -n 4h-e6 that he was not an3r, w-th the &tate w-tnesses that da,7
9-s two w-tnesses a+so den-ed that he was an3r,7 9owe5er. +ater -n 4ross
e<am-nat-on he 4on4eded that he be4ame an3r, d*r-n3 the a+ter4at-on7 &e+6=
e5-dent+,. th-s -s a 3+ar-n3 and mater-a+ 4ontrad-4t-on on a mater-a+ as1e4t o6
the 4ase7 In m, 5-ew. th-s 4ontrad-4t-on between the a11e++ant and h-s
w-tnesses -s destr*4t-5e o6 the-r 4red-b-+-t,7 It -s no do*bt th-s 4ontrad-4t-on -s
the res*+t o6 a 1oor attem1t b, the a11e++ant and h-s w-tnesses to den, the 6a4t
that he was an3r, and that he b+*rted these dero3ator, words wh-+e -n that
state7 Th-s 4ontrad-4t-on between the a11e++ant and h-s w-tness -s destr*4t-5e
o6 the-r 4red-b-+-t,7
!1I$ It -s tr-te that the &tate bears the on*s to 1ro5e the 3*-+t o6 the a11e++ant
be,ond reasonab+e do*bt and that there -s no d*t, on the a11e++ant to
4on5-n4e the 4o*rt o6 the tr*th6*+ness o6 an, e<1+anat-on wh-4h he 3-5es7 I6 h-s
e<1+anat-on -s 6o*nd to be reasonab+, 1oss-b+, tr*e. the 4o*rt w-++ ha5e no
reason to reFe4t -t7 &ee S v Mbuli "##3 (1 &ACR 'H (&CA at 11#:=E7 &ee
a+so S v V "### (1 &ACR 453 (&CA at 455B7 9owe5er. th-s does not reG*-re
1roo6 be,ond an, shadow o6 do*bt b, the &tate7 &ee S v Phallo 1''' ("
&ACR 55I (&CA 1ara 1#7
!1'$ The 0a3-strate de+-5ered a we++=reasoned F*d3ment wh-4h a44o*nted
6or a++ the 1ro5en 6a4ts7 &he 6o*nd the 6o++ow-n3 ser-o*s -m1robab-+-t-es -n the
I
a11e++ant>s 5ers-onA 6-rst. that the de6en4e w-tnesses d-d not hear the a11e++ant
swear-n3 at the &tate w-tnesses. b*t the, heard 0s A,anda 4a++-n3 the
a11e++ant a ra4-stA se4ond+,. wh-+st th-s -n4-dent ha11ened at the same 1+a4e. -t
-s 4+ear that the, 4hose to hear and test-6, abo*t what was 6a5o*rab+e to the
a11e++antA th-rd+,. a+tho*3h 1resent at the s4ene. none o6 them w-tnessed the
a11e++ant 3rabb-n3 0s 0/h-wane b, her sh-rtA 6o*rth+,. the, 4o*+d not e<1+a-n
wh, 0s A,anda rea4ted -n an a33ress-5e manner to the a11e++ant. -6 he was
-ndeed 4a+m and had on+, 1o+-te+, -n6ormed them that the, had 1ar/ed -n an
*na*thor-sed 1+a4eA 6-6th+,. that 0s 0/h-wane. who on the a11e++ant>s 5ers-on.
a+-3hted 6rom her 5eh-4+e -n a 4a+m and 4om1osed manner. s*dden+, and 6or
no reason. h*r+ed ab*ses at the a11e++antA s-<th+,. that 0s 0/h-wane wo*+d
*tter s*4h ab*s-5e words -n the 1resen4e o6 her own da*3htersA and +ast+,.
wh, 0s B+aa*w had tho*3ht -t ne4essar, to 1*++ the a11e++ant awa, 6rom the
1ar/-n3 +ot -nto the dorm-tor, -6 he was as 4om1osed as he a++e3ed7 These
-m1robab-+-t-es demonstrate *nG*est-onab+, that the a11e++ant and h-s
w-tnesses> e5-den4e -s *nre+-ab+e. as 4orre4t+, 6o*nd b, the tr-a+ 4o*rt7 I am
sat-s6-ed that the-r e5-den4e was 4orre4t+, reFe4ted b, the tr-a+ 4o*rt as 6a+se7
!"#$ A3a-nst th-s ba4/dro1 I ha5e no do*bt that the a11e++ant beha5ed -n a
h-3h=handed and 4antan/ero*s manner. and 6*rther that he *ttered the words
attr-b*ted to h-m7 The word kaffir -s ra4-a++, ab*s-5e and o66ens-5e and was
*sed -n -ts -nF*r-o*s sense7 Th-s was an *n+aw6*+ a33ress-on *1on the d-3n-t,
o6 the 4om1+a-nants7 The &tate w-tnesses test-6-ed abo*t how the, 6e+t when
so -ns*+ted b, the a11e++ant7 It -s tr-te that -n th-s 4o*ntr,. -ts *se -s not on+,
1roh-b-ted b*t -s a4t-onab+e as we++7 In o*r ra4-st 1ast -t was *sed to h*rt.
h*m-+-ate. den-3rate and deh*man-se A6r-4ans7 Th-s obno<-o*s word 4a*sed
*nto+d sorrow and 1a-n to the 6ee+-n3s and d-3n-t, o6 the A6r-4an 1eo1+e o6 th-s
4o*ntr,7 The a11e++ant 4annot 4+a-m that he d-d not /now that the *se o6 s*4h
word -s o66ens-5e and -nF*r-o*s to the d-3n-t, o6 the 4om1+a-nants7 I a3ree w-th
the tr-a+ 4o*rt>s 6-nd-n3 that s*4h 4ond*4t see/s to ne3ate the 5a+-ant e66orts
made to brea/ 6rom the 1ast and has no 1+a4e -n a 4o*ntr, +-/e o*rs wh-4h -s
6o*nded *1on the demo4rat-4 5a+*es o6 h*man d-3n-t,. and the ad5an4ement
o6 h*man r-3hts and 6reedoms7
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!"1$ In 4on4+*s-on. I 6-nd that the tr-a+ 4o*rt was 4orre4t -n 6-nd-n3 that the
a11e++ant *ttered the words a++e3ed+, *sed. and 6*rther that he had -ntended
to and d-d -n 6a4t h*m-+-ate. den-3rate and -nF*re the d-3n-t, o6 the
4om1+a-nants7 It 6o++ows that the a11ea+ m*st 6a-+7
!""$ In the res*+t I ma/e the 6o++ow-n3 order:
The a11ea+ a3a-nst 4on5-4t-on -s d-sm-ssed7
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8or the A11e++ant: R 9eath4ote &C (w-th h-m B ) Ede+-n3
Instr*4ted b,:
9orn L Ean Rensb*r3 Attorne,s. B+oem6onte-n
8or the Res1ondent: & D-or3-
Instr*4ted b,:
:-re4tor o6 P*b+-4 Prose4*t-ons. B+oem6onte-n
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