Section 231: Assault upon father or mother
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231. Assault upon father or mother
Dans les cas prévus par les sec- In the cases provided for by sections 228 et 229, si le coupable a tions 228 and 229, where the ofcommis le crime envers ses père ou fender has committed the crime upon
mère légitimes, naturels ou adoptifs his father or mother, whether legitiou encore envers son époux ou toute mate, natural or adoptive or upon his
autre personne avec qui il vit ou a spouse or any person with whom he
vécu maritalement ou un enfant mi- lives or has lived maritally or any
neur de cette personne, il sera puni minor child of such person, such ofde la peine la plus sévère prononcée fender shall be liable to the punishpar les sections, selon les distinc- ment set forth in those sections actions qui y sont établies. cording to the distinctions therein
established.
[S. 231 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 13 of 1998; s. 4 (1) (d) of Act 6 of 2007
w.e.f. 18 June 2007.]
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- Is assaulting a parent, spouse or partner's child punished more severely than an ordinary assault?