S v Willem Matroos, Case no. A257/2022, High court Cape Town, Dated 27 February 2023 (WCC)

"Old age", also referred to as "advanced age" of an accused person, was once again an issue.

In this case of S v Willem Matroos, Mr Matroos, the accused, was convicted before the regional court in Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape Province on one count of rape of his intellectually impaired daughter (hereinafter referred to as the "complainant"). He was sentenced to life incarceration.
The complainant and her brother lived with the accused. Their mother passed away during 2019.

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