Read the full judgment text of CACC 000531/1987 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The applicant at his trial faced three charges of murder. The victims were a Mr. and Mrs. Wong and their son who died in a fire which the jury, it is clear, were satisfied was deliberately started by the applicant. The jury however accepted that he was suffering from diminished responsibility and. on each charge, found him guilty of manslaughter.