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Footwear, tool, tyre and fabric marks. Manufacturing marks. Physical fits. Fingerprints. Documents.

Our Marks team has extensive experience in the field of forensic chemistry. The team is led by Karen Wade who has many years experience reporting physical evidence (marks). cases. Her team can provide expertise in:

  • Footwear mark (shoemark) comparisons, including specialised footwear marks on clothing and bodies, footwerar marks made in blood, and “feet in shoes” cases.

  • Enhancement of footwear marks using chemical and photographic techniques

  • Toolmark comparisonsPair of metal shears

  • Tyre mark comparisons:

  • Fabric and other impressed marks.

  • Comparisons of manufacturing detail such as on polybags and clingfilm.

  • Forensic examination of locks.

  • Assessment of damage, physical fitslock and key

  • Examination of ID tags

  • Fingermarks


Documents

  • Examination of documents for authenticity, evidence of tampering etc

  • Comparison of inks

  • Handwriting analysisfootmark