Crime and sport
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 convict...
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| description | 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 Court (Zimri v S (WCHC) unreported case A489/2008 (1 February 2013)). |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:65608786-1230-4c1a-b8ae-bf0bb31e82242022-03-26T18:25:12ZCrime and sportJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:65608786-1230-4c1a-b8ae-bf0bb31e8224Symplectic Elements at OxfordJuta and Company (Pty) Ltd.2016Jackson, MIn 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 Court (Zimri v S (WCHC) unreported case A489/2008 (1 February 2013)). |
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