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October 2020
R v Mwafulira (Confirmation Case 373 of 2018) [2020] MWHCCrim 1 (27 October 2020)
An offender’s youth and individual circumstances can justify reducing a defilement sentence despite the offence’s seriousness.
  • Criminal law — Defilement — Seriousness and sentencing trend — Starting points and precedent for rape/defilement — Role of offender’s age, maturity and mitigation in sentencing — Prevalence as aggravating factor — Reduction of sentence to time served.
27 October 2020