S v Nyokong en Andere

• Jurisdiction: South Africa
• Judge: Lc Steyn R en MT Steyn R
• Judgment Date: 05 June 1975
• Citation: 1975 (3) SA 792 (O)
• Hearing Date: 28 April 1975
• Court: Orange Free State Provincial Division

S v Nyokong en Andere
1975 (3) SA 792 (O)

1975 (3) SA p792

Citation	1975 (3) SA 792 (O)
Court	Oranje-Vrystaatse Provinsiale Afdeling
Judge	Lc Steyn R en MT Steyn R
Heard	April 28, 1975
Judgment	June 5, 1975

Flynote : Sleutelwoorde

Strafreg — Gewone aanranding — Noodweer — Wanneer op die verweer geregtig.

Headnote : Kopnota

Die vraag of 'n beskuldigde wat hom op noodweer beroep regmatiglik gehandel het al dan nie moet volgens objektiewe standaarde beoordeel word. By so 'n beoordeling moet die fiktiewe normale mens in die posisie van die betrokke beskuldigde geplaas word, onderhewig aan al die uitwendige omstandighede waaraan hy ten tye van die geweldpleging blootgestel was.

Die appellante is skuldig bevind aan gewone aanranding. Uit die getuienis het dit geblyk dat die klaer en sy broer die appellante met lewensgevaarlike wapens aangeval en agtervolg het ten spyte van die feit dat hulle steeds die wyk geneem het tot naby hul wonings. Die appellante het bloekomboomtakke gegryp en die klaer en sy broer daarmee verweer. Deur vir klaer uiteindelik naby sy eie huis plat te slaan het hulle sy uiters gevaarlike veglustigheid beteuel en die gevaar wat sy wapens vir hulle ingehou het effektief uit die weg geruim. In hoër beroep,

Beslis, dat in die omstandighede die appellante geregtig was om die klaer ernstig te beseer: hulle kon hulle op noodweer beroep.

Flynote : Sleutelwoorde

Criminal law — Common assault — Self-defence — When entitled to such defence.

Headnote : Kopnota

The question whether an accused, who relies on self-defence, acted lawfully or not must be judged according to objective standards. In such an adjudication the fictional normal person must be placed in the position of the accused concerned subject to all the external circumstances to which the accused at the time of the commission of the violence was exposed.

The appellants had been convicted of common assault. From the evidence it appeared that the complainant and his brother had attacked them with dangerous weapons and had pursued the appellants despite the fact that they had already withdrawn

1975 (3) SA p793

to close to their own homes. They took some eucalyptus branches to defend themselves. By ultimately felling the complainant near his own house the appellants had curbed his dangerous fighting lust and had effectively removed the danger which his weapons held for them. In an appeal,

Held, that in the circumstances the appellants were entitled to have seriously injured the complainant: they were entitled to invoke self-defence.

Case Information

Appèl teen 'n skuldigbevinding in 'n landdroshof. Die feite blyk uit die redes vir uitspraak.

J. W. Edeling, namens die appellante. C.J.T. Roodt, namens die Staat. B

Cur adv vult.

Postea (Junie 5).

Judgment

M.T. Steyn, R.:

Die drie appellante is in 'n landdroshof...