The search party don’t come across particularly well or as particularly honest witnesses.
I think AW did come across as genuine and accurate in her testimony. As for the other two, their testimonies read like a bit of a dog's dinner, though, in their defence, were relatively young and confronted by one of the most heinous and notorious murder cases ever. Going to court in any capacity is a particularly disagreeable experience for most people, so two people in their late teens who weren't recidivists/delinquents used to appearing in court frequently can surely be excused for dithering or being inconsistent in their evidence, especially given the high profile of the case and the enormity of the crime? I don't think they were colluding, conspiring or lying on the stand; they were, imo, overwhelmed and intimidated by appearing in a High Court (SK and JudJ even ran out of the courtroom screaming at certain points of the case, such was their trauma) for a brutal & savage murder case of a fourteen-year old girl who just happened to be one of the aforementioned witness's younger sister. And even if SK and JANJ were being slightly underhand when giving evidence or inconsistent, such was the strength of the evidence against LM that it didn't really matter. LM was/is, imo, guilty beyond reasonable doubt.