A police officer tells the court that Manuel confessed he had stolen the car when he was being questioned at the police station. | A young man tells the court that Manuel is always bragging about stealing cars. |
A young girl tells the court that she overheard a friend of hers talking to Manuel on his mobile phone. Her friend was talking to Manuel about stealing Mr Kay’s car. | Mr Kay tells the court that he thinks Manuel must be the chief suspect as he had borne a grudge against the Kay family ever since Mr Kay stopped Stefan from seeing his daughter. |
One of Manuel’s teachers tells the court how he caught Stefan stealing from school several times when he was at school. | Manuel has no one to back up his alibi that he was alone at home on the evening the car was stolen. |
When asked by the prosecutor, “Did you see a young man like Manuel driving away the car that evening?”, a neighbour of the Kay’s told the court, “Yes, I did.” |
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