D regularly goes hiking
in the Amazon forest. There D catches exotic frogs which he keeps in a
beautiful glass container in his son (E’s) bedroom. E wants to buy a new
computer game and therefore secretly takes one of the frogs from the glass
container without D’s consent and sells it to C for R12 000.00.

Question

Accepted Answer

E commits theft.

Answer

E does not commit theft
because the butterfly is a  res nullius  which cannot be stolen.

Answer

E does not commit theft
because the butterfly is a  res communes  which cannot be
stolen.

Answer

E does not commit theft
because one cannot steal property which is already in one’s possession.

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