R. v. KITILA S/O TINTINA (1968) HCD 65
Sentencing-Principles relating to domestic offences
Sentencing-Principles relating to domestic offences
Held
The
offence was “a domestic one.” The magistrate failed to consider that, by imposing
“such a long term of imprisonment, he was in fact causing the complainant to
suffer more.” By depriving her of her breadwinner. Sentence altered to result
in immediate release.
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