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X, a brilliant law student, is furious at his lecturer, Y. X believes that Y did not award him
(X) the marks he deserved in the exam. X cannot control his anger and physically
attacks Y when he sees Y on campus. As a result, Y falls to the ground whereafter X
notices that Y is in possession of brand new textbooks. X decides to steal the
textbooks, picks it up from the ground and runs off with it.
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X commits theft but not robbery because there is no causal link between
the violence and the acquisition of Y's property.
X is a microbiologist and political extremist. He is convinced that his political views are
correct and wants to take revenge on everyone who does not hold the same political
views. X secretly develops a deadly virus that causes deafness, physical deformity,
unsightly scars and eventual death. He then travels with samples of the virus to
another province where he knows the population do not share his political views.
During the night he pollutes all the drinking water with the virus. Within a week, more
, than 100 000 panicked civilians contract the virus and develop physical deformities
and unsightly scars. After twelve civilians have died, X is arrested.
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X commits assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm, an act of
terrorism and murder.
H and W have a mentally defective daughter, D. X is a convicted thief who has been
granted bail and who is now roaming the streets. One afternoon while D is swimming
in the swimming pool at her parental home, X pushes open the small garden gate,
enters the yard and approaches D at the swimming pool. There X undresses himself in
front of D and invites D in vulgar language to engage in sexual deeds with him (X).
Due to her mental defect, D does not understand X's words. H then sees X from the
bedroom window, rushes outside and chases X away before X can engage in any
sexual deeds with D.
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X commits crimen iniuria although D did not understand X’s words and
therefore did not feel humiliated.
X loves cats and owns a mobile cat spa. X operates out of a caravan which he pulls
with his car to the clients' homes where he grooms their cats. Y owns a similar business
and dislikes the fact that X is competing with her (Y). One day while X is at Z's house to
groom Z's cats, Y sets X's car and caravan alight. One of Z's cats succumbs to burn
wounds sustained by the fire.
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