The appellant was convicted of murder in the Regional Court, Kimberley, following the death of his neighbour’s wife during an altercation outside his home. A party was held at the appellant’s house. The deceased went to call her husband home and became involved in a verbal altercation with guests, including the appellant and his mother. The altercation continued into the street, where it turned physical. It was common cause that the appellant struck the deceased while holding a glass. She suffered severe neck injuries, bled profusely, collapsed in her yard, and died minutes later. The central factual dispute was whether the appellant struck the deceased once (as he claimed) or twice (as testified by the deceased’s 16-year-old daughter, Emma Guys). Medical evidence established that death resulted from blood loss due to a laceration of the subclavian artery caused by a glass wound.