Man who failed to pay maintenance to child and former wife must report to jail

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Man who failed to pay maintenance to child and former wife must report to jail
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Aggrieved by the outcome, he unsuccessfully applied to that court for leave to appeal both his convictions and sentence. court childmaintenance jail pretorianews

Aggrieved by the outcome, he unsuccessfully applied to that court for leave to appeal both his convictions and sentence.

He also applied to the Supreme Court of Appeal for permission to appeal against his conviction, but nothing had come of this appeal. The applicant contended that the court erred in imposing direct imprisonment and that the four-and-a-half years’ imprisonment sentence was shockingly excessive. The magistrate, who earlier convicted and sentenced the man, rejected his claims that he was not financially able to pay the maintenance.Judge E Molahleni said in his judgment that the Maintenance Act did make provision for a 3-year jail sentence, without the option of a fine, on each related charge.

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