The facts are that the the appellant owned a safari lodge on a piece of land within a nature reserve. His main tourist attraction was the wildlife on the nature reserve. However poaching on the reserve had led to the reduction in wildlife sightings and therefore lower volumes of business. The appellant had, on numerous occasions before that, found snares around his horses and Oryx on the conservancy. On the date in question, following the discovery that one of his horses had a snare around its neck, the appelant contacted the head of his appointed anti poaching unit, who at the time was incapacitated to investigate and apprehend the poachers. The appelant then proceeded with the rest of available the anti poaching unit to search for the poachers. Upon approaching the suspected poachers, the appelant shouted at them to sit down, to which they responded by fleeing. The appelant then fired warning shots aimed at the hill lock with the hope that the poachers would stop and surrender to arrest. One of the shots managed to hit one of the poachers who later died as a result. The court of first instance believed that the the appellant took the law into his own hands and his actions had caused shock to the surrounding community. Therefore his actions warranted a prison sentence.