What is meant by corroborative and continuity evidence?
A. Corroborative evidence is evidence which confirms, supports or strengthens other evidence. It is evidence which makes other evidence more probable. Continuity evidence is evidence which proves for example that the knife found at the scene of the crime is the same knife examined by forensic experts and later produced to the court. It also proves the integrity of the evidence by showing for example that no one had an opportunity to tamper or alter the evidence before it was examined. The prosecution must be in a position to account for all the time exhibits have been in the control of the Police. This includes the storage, custody, testing or examination and/or disposal or retention of the objects. Corroborative statements or continuity evidence will not be required to be submitted for the first hearing unless already contained within the statement of a key witness. Other evidence providing supportive or merely repetitive of key statements will not be required. Civilian witnesses will
