Evidence of the discovery of a physical item matching a complainant's description, in the location the complainant identified, is properly characterised as direct corroborative evidence of the complainant's testimony, not circumstantial evidence requiring the 'only reasonable inference' direction. Corroborative evidence need not be proved beyond reasonable doubt. Where a complainant identifies a specific date (such as a curriculum day) and the defence is given notice of that date during trial, alibi evidence subsequently gathered is not 'fresh evidence' if it could have been obtained with reasonable diligence at the time of trial.
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