Joan Verse left her one-year-old daughter in the pram outside the butchers as she went into the shop at 11.15 on Thursday 4 February. When she emerged neither the pram nor the baby were there. She rang the police on her mobile phone and reported the theft of her daughter at 11.30. A reliable witness saw a very tall, thin young man running down the street carrying a young baby that same morning at 11.20. It is also known that: The butchers shop is on a steep hill. Joan Verse is divorced with two children. It was extremely icy underfoot and temperatures were below freezing. Joan Verse was in the process of fighting for custody of her child with her ex-husband. Joan was tall and her ex-husband was shorter than her and overweight. The pram was over 11 years old. Joan was having an affair with the college-student son of one of her neighbours. Downhill, the street led to the village pond, 40 metres from the newsagents shop.
Question: The brakes on the pram could have failed, causing the pram to slide out of control down the street and across the frozen pond.
Options:
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain
Answer: A