Where a complainant's evidence in a sexual offence case is wholly uncorroborated, internally inconsistent, implausible in its circumstances, and the jury has acquitted on some counts while convicting on others where the evidence is not materially different, the cumulative effect of those factors may render the guilty verdicts unreasonable. The case illustrates the application of the M v The Queen test in the context of delayed, uncorroborated sexual assault complaints.
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