Inconsistencies in a child complainant's evidence regarding peripheral matters such as age, time of day, pregnancies of relatives, and who was driving do not render a verdict unreasonable where the core account of the offending is consistent across all disclosures. The passage of more than 7 years between the offence and the complainant's account, and the young age of the complainant at the time, are relevant to the weight to be given to such peripheral inconsistencies.
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