Journal article
Crime and sport
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In 2006, Riaan Loots was playing for Rawsonville Rugby Club in a league match sanctioned by the Boland Rugby Union. Late in the match, Loots was knocked down and kicked in the head by Ben Zimri, the opposing team’s eighth-man. Loots suffered brain damage and later died in hospital. Zimri was convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years in prison (see S v Zimri (Worcester Regional Court) unreported case 489/2008 (8 December 2008), confirmed on appeal by the Western Cape High Cour...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd. Publisher's website
- Journal:
- South African Law Journal Journal website
- Publication date:
- 2016-05-02
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-03-17
- ISSN:
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1996-2177
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- Deposit date:
- 2016-05-30
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- Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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