Open AccessCHILDREN’S EVIDENCE IN SEXUAL CASES IN THE CONTEXT OF S v QN 2012 (1) SACR 380 (KZP)
Author(s) -
Waheeda Banoobhai,
Nicci Whitear-Nel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
obiter (port elizabeth. online)/obiter (port elizabeth)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-555X
pISSN - 1682-5853
DOI - 10.17159/obiter.v34i2.12044
Subject(s) - witness , competence (human resources) , context (archaeology) , psychology , criminology , sociology , political science , law , history , social psychology , archaeology
This case note considers a number of issues in the context of the case of S v QN (2012 (1) SACR 380 (KZP)). These are: the competence of a childwitness, the admonishment of a child witness, the evaluation of evidence given by a child witness, the non-production of DNA evidence, and theprocedures followed regarding the use of an intermediary in terms of section 170A of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977.