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The dock identification not mentioned in Innocents Betrayed

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  From Innocents Betrayed page 129: Lorraine Fleming’s dock identification was particularly outrageous. Asked by the prosecution QC if she could identify, in the court, the person she saw that day, she said: “Not sure.” Encouraged by the same QC to say if she could recognise someone in court who resembled him, perhaps from a different angle or perspective, she replied: “Yes, but his head is completely different.”. Unbelievably, that was accepted as a positive identification. It was not witness Lorraine Fleming who said " Yes, but his head is completely different" , it was Rosemary Walsh (transcript page 492, 02/12/04). Lorraine Fleming did believe she could positively identify Luke in court  - transcript page 335 (01/12/04) Asked by the Advocate Depute if she had had a chance to look around, she responds "yes". And do you recognise the person you saw again? - yes Where is he? (incomprehensible) Do you mean between the two gentlemen in the white shirts? - Yeah Did he...