Deficient identification evidence from a sole eyewitness does not render a verdict unreasonable where the cumulative circumstantial evidence — including DNA evidence, evidence of control of items used in the offence, post-offence conduct, and implied admissions — is capable of resolving the doubts arising from the identification evidence. The jury is entitled to draw upon the whole of the evidence, not merely the identification evidence, to reach its conclusion beyond reasonable doubt.
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