Forensic Evidence

Couple Jailed For Keeping Son In Filthy Coal Bunker

PA | Posted 28.05.2012 | UK

A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker have each been jailed for two years. Bullied and...

Fingerprint Evidence is 'Not Infallible'

Dylan Evans | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK
Dylan Evans

A public enquiry in Scotland has recommended sweeping changes in the use of fingerprint evidence in criminal trials. Fingerprints have long been regar...

Forensic Expert Says Steven Lawrence Exhibits Not Tampered With

PA | Posted 09.12.2011 | UK

Exhibits in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial were not tampered with despite one officer deliberately sabotaging his own records, a court has heard. ...

Police Investigating Stephen Lawrence Murder Could Have Contaminated Forensic Evidence, Court Hears

PA | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK

Police officers who visited Stephen Lawrence's home searched the homes of the men suspected of his murder days later creating a risk of forensic conta...