Read the full judgment text of FAMC 000015/2005 on BabelCite. This FAMC judgment was delivered on 23 May 2005.
1. It is a very sad case, but we see no basis for allowing the matter to proceed to the Court of Final Appeal. On a selective reading, it is possible to conceive the notion that the magistrate may have misunderstood the evidence. But on a fair reading, the argument to that effect is impossible. It is said also that there is no reason why the applicant would commit an offence like this. There is certainly no good reason why he would. But the experience of the courts is that seemingly respect