Tshiki v S (359/2019) [2020] ZASCA 92 (18 August 2020)

Tshiki v S (359/2019) [2020] ZASCA 92 (18 August 2020)

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Criminal law and procedure – evidence of a single child witness in a rape case – the double cautionary rule – contradictory evidence – admission of a warning statement obtained illegally – alibi defence – motive as a defence – sentence – whether there are substantial and compelling circumstances justifying a lesser sentence than life imprisonment.

Rape conviction and sentence affirmed; appellant's defense rejected as improbable and unsupported.
Criminal Law – Rape – Whether appellant's conviction was properly evaluated – Application of minimum sentence legislation.
The court reviewed a life sentence for child rape, reducing it to 10 years due to procedural errors.
Criminal Law - Evidence of a single child witness - Sufficient to sustain conviction - Substantial and compelling circumstances - Lesser sentence than life imprisonment.