ISSUE:
Whether when a statement made at or around the time of the crime occurred is admissible as evidence, does corroboration have to be provided when the child is under the age of 12 years?
RULE:
The main test as to whether a previous statement was made "at or about the time when the fact took place", within the meaning of sec. 157, Evidence Act, is whether the statement was made as early as can reasonably be expected in the circumstances of the case and before there was an opportunity for tutoring or concoction.