Read the full judgment text of CACC 000295/1971 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The Appellant pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding and was sentenced to 4 months' imprisonment. The circumstances were that he and the victim live opposite one another across what is apparently a narrow street and that the victim was seen to make a grossly indecent gesture to the Appellant's wife, both parties being in their own premises. The Appellant then went to the victim's premises and asked for an explanation. A quarrel ensued, though exactly how heated that quarrel was is not very clear