What are some inconsistencies in the evidence of a child?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R v DB, 2013 ONSC 7538 (CanLII):
The judiciary should take a common sense approach in assessing the testimony of children. Some contradictions in the evidence of a child should not be given the same treatment as similar flaws in the testimony of an adult. Regina v. B.(G.), 1990 CanLII 7308 (SCC), [1990] S.C.J. No. 58, at paragraph 48.
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