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Childs witness statement
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Can someone please tell me if a young child's witness statement would stand up in court? Thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Are you talking about a statement made by the child and, having been agrred by both sides, being read out in court (what is known as a "Section 9" statement)?
Or are you talking about the child, having made a statement, then being asked to give "live" evidence and be cross-examined?
And how old is the child?
Or are you talking about the child, having made a statement, then being asked to give "live" evidence and be cross-examined?
And how old is the child?