1.4 The psychological team’s thoughts on what to disclose

Zoë and Graham, as the psychological experts, would probably initially disclose the neighbour’s statement, which puts the suspect at the scene, and also the corroborating evidence that their car passed by at 7.10 pm. This is because although eye-witness testimony can be unreliable, the two pieces of evidence together support one another.

They wouldn’t choose to disclose the forensic evidence initially because they would want to obtain the suspect’s uncontaminated account of what happened that evening first. They would, however, want the suspect to understand that they had been placed at the scene, and that is why they had been arrested.

You will return to this topic later on when you observe the suspect interview of Mick Brough. Before that, you will consider the psychological aspects of dealing with this suspect who is quite different to the first suspect you encountered.