A circumstantial evidence direction is not required where proof of the offence and the identity of the perpetrators depends entirely on the complainant's direct identification evidence, even where CCTV and other evidence provides supporting context. The prosecutor's use of language such as 'coincidence' in address does not transform a direct evidence case into a circumstantial one.
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