Inconsistencies in a complainant's evidence in a child sexual offence case that are explicable and go to credibility rather than reliability will not render a verdict unreasonable where the jury had the advantage of seeing the witnesses; the scope of jury directions is driven by the real issues in dispute at trial, not the full Benchbook direction.
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