REPORTABLE CASE NO: SA 30/2008 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NAMIBIA In the matter between: TA Appellant and THE STATE Respondent Coram: MAINGA JA, HOFF JA and FRANK AJA Heard: 03 October 2017 Delivered: 26 October 2017 Summary: The appellant was convicted in the High Court on five counts of rape involving five minor children. He was sentenced to five years on each of counts 1 4 and seven years on count 5. The High Court granted appellant leave to appeal – against conviction. Appellant had admitted to having had sexual intercourse with the complainants in counts 1 4 and denied to having had sexual intercourse with the – complainant in count 5. All offences took place at the farm where the appellant resided. All five complainants failed to report the offences at the times they were committed, but did so much later on when the complainant in count 4 reported to her uncle. During the investigation of that complaint, the other offences on the other
REPORTABLE CASE NO: SA 30/2008 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NAMIBIA In the matter between: TA Appellant and THE STATE Respondent Coram: MAINGA JA, HOFF JA and FRANK AJA Heard: 03 October 2017 Delivered: 26 October 2017 Summary: The appellant was convicted in the High Court on five counts of rape involving five minor children. He was sentenced to five years on each of counts 1 – 4 and seven years on count 5. The High Court granted appellant leave to appeal against conviction. Appellant had admitted to having had sexual intercourse with the complainants in counts 1 – 4 and denied to having had sexual intercourse with the complainant in count 5. All offences took place at the farm where the appellant resided. All five complainants failed to report the offences at the times they were committed, but did so much later on when the complainant in count 4 reported to her uncle. During the investigation of that complaint, the other offences on the other
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