Where a complainant's evidence describes multiple possible incidents that could constitute a single charged offence, the trial judge must direct the jury as to which specific incident is the subject of the charge; failure to do so creates a real risk that different jurors consider different incidents, undermining unanimity and occasioning a miscarriage of justice. Evidence of a preliminary complaint requires a direction that it is not evidence of the truth of what was said and is relevant only to consistency of complaint, regardless of the precise basis for its admission.
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