MS LOONAT
Your Honour, may I have permission first to address one matter that arose early in the evidence when I questioned my client about a previous conviction.  At the time he denied it, but it's been worrying him because he did admit it to me and it seemed to have escaped my mind. He did have a previous conviction for stealing a purse, for which he got 4 strokes, he was 19 years old and he just wanted to clarify that before he proceeds.