Inconsistencies in a child complainant's evidence regarding peripheral details such as the denomination of currency, the colour of clothing, and the frequency of uncharged conduct do not render guilty verdicts unreasonable where the inconsistencies are explicable by the age of the child and the passage of time, and the jury was properly directed on the need to scrutinise the evidence carefully.
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