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CASE FILE: Sahil Kumar was shocked when police came to his home and arrested him for robbery. He was taken to the police station, where a 76-year-old man identified him as having stolen his wallet at the Chawri market that morning. Kumar admitted he was at the market that morning, but insists that he is innocent. He has visible bruises on his face, and claims the police forced him to confess to the crime by torturing him for two days, before producing him in front of the magistrate. As a result of your investigation you have identified four potential witnesses who may appear at trial: A pickpocket who identified Sahil Kumar as the thief, the victim, the victim's doctor, and the police officer who arrested Kumar. | CASE FILE: Sahil Kumar was shocked when police came to his home and arrested him for robbery. He was taken to the police station, where a 76-year-old man identified him as having stolen his wallet at the Chawri market that morning. Kumar admitted he was at the market that morning, but insists that he is innocent. He has visible bruises on his face, and claims the police forced him to confess to the crime by torturing him for two days, before producing him in front of the magistrate. As a result of your investigation you have identified four potential witnesses who may appear at trial: A pickpocket who identified Sahil Kumar as the thief, the victim, the victim's doctor, and the police officer who arrested Kumar. | ||
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| + | Your investigator has discovered the following important facts: | ||
| + | #The pickpocket was arrested on the same morning as your client and was subsequently released from custody after he identified Sahil Kumar as the thief, | ||
| + | #After the incident the victim told the police that the thief was 1.8 meters tall and weighed 118 kilograms. | ||
| + | #The victim has glaucoma, a degenerative eye condition, which was first diagnosed by his doctor in 2002. | ||
| + | #your client is actually 1.7 meters tall and weighs only 80 kilograms. Finally, the police officer who arrested Kumar has been accused of torture by other defendants in the past. | ||
