At midnight, a mansion guard was found tied to a chair in the central hallway. He claimed a masked intruder snuck up behind him, struck him on the left temple, and tied him up before stealing the family silver. Detective Cross shined his flashlight on the guard's face and arrested him for filing a false report. What gave it away?
The injury location
The guard claimed the intruder snuck up behind him and struck his left temple. If someone is attacked from behind by an unknown assailant, the blow typically lands on the back of the head, not the side (temple).
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