SRA Samples

A burglary takes place at a jewellery shop in the early hours of the morning. The police were called to the incident by the manager of a public house which is situated opposite the jewellery shop ten metres away. The manager of the public house viewed the burglary via the public house’s closed circuit television (CCTV) system, however no recording of the burglary is available because the CCTV system was faulty.The manager gave a statement to the police indicating that, despite the poor street lighting, he recognised the offender as a man who used to work in the public house until one year ago. He names the man to the police. The man, who has previous convictions for burglary, is arrested by the police. In his police interview under caution, the man agrees that he used to work in the public house, but denies that he committed the burglary. The police are considering whether to hold an identification procedure.Would an identification procedure serve a useful purpose in this case?

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