Zimele Samson Magagula v. Rex

Appellant appealed his conviction of rape of a 4 year-old girl on the ground that the victim was the sole witness and her young age made her unreliable. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, finding that the victim’s consistent testimony of the rape and corroborating evidence from a medical examination was sufficient to uphold the verdict.

Topics

• Sexual violence and rape
• Statutory rape or defilement

Geographical location

• Africa
• Eswatini

Keywords

• sexual violence and rape
• rape
• witness
• sole witness
• unreliable witness
• consistent testimony

Year

• 2012

External URL

• Zimele Samson Magagula v. Rex

Court

• Supreme Court of Swaziland

Type

• Domestic Case Law

Jurisdiction

• Swaziland