The identification of Derek as the assailant is seriously flawed by the Crown's contradictory evidence, as may be seen from the "Personal Descriptive Form" (Exhibit 81), the statements of eye-witnesses, and the two photofit images of the attacker.
Bearded men are not clean-shaven. And vice versa.

Also seriously flawed is the prosecution's contention that Derek Christian's silver car looked white, and the preposterous claim on the part of Andrew Campbell QC that silver actually IS white.
Silver is not white. And vice versa.

The forensic evidence is tenuous to say the least. As an illustration of this, let us look at just one of the seven "matching" fibre types. The green cotton in Derek Christian's sweatshirt. Does "microscopically indistinguishable" mean that fibres definitely come from a specific item of clothing, which can only have been worn by one person? The green cotton in Derek Christian's sweatshirt was microscopically indistinguishable from the green cotton in the following garments:

• PC Lee’s sweatshirt
• A partly grey sweatshirt
• A "Polo" shirt
• A green/yellow rugby shirt
• DC Marsden’s green, white & blue rugby shirt

Forensic testing also revealed that a Regatta jacket bought by the police shed the same three "microscopically indistinguishable" fibre types as Derek Christian's fleecy jacket. These fibre types account for a further 22 fibres.

As well as the evidence and testimony presented at length to the jury, the prosecution made several admissions - facts which are not in dispute. These admissions include:

• The fact that there were unidentified footprints at the scene of the crime.
• The fact that there were no fibres in Derek Christian's car which provide a forensic link to this incident.
• The fact that no blood was found in Derek Christian's car nor on his clothes.