We've had a theft outside one of our halls of residence. The culprits were
caught on the CCTV cameras.
The police have informed us that that the footage is useless as it does not
show their facial features, which is fair enough.
However, the policeman involved also informed us that even if the footage
was able to be used, it could still be thrown out of court as the
solicitor/barrister could argue that the tape has been tampered with, as we
do not keep a log book detailing who has changed/viewed
or handled the tape. Is this correct?
Can anyone verify that such a log is required?
Would it be enough if we were able to prove the date of recording? Is it
possible to prove that a tape is genuine?
I appreciate that the police are probably not too interested in taking this
further for 2 bikes.
However, has anyone got any good advice on use of CCTV in prosecuting
offenders?
Thanks,
Matthew Nunn
Southampton Institute
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