Forensic evidence and probabilistic reasoning has recently become a significant aspect of criminal laws assessment. Consequently, this has expanded the analysis, prosecution, and hearings of the related criminal acts. However, these are accomplished in relation to forensic science evidence, which mostly entails DNA-related features produced by skilled witnesses. Therefore, it is important to ensure that every individual involved in unlawful adjudication is in a position to fully assess and comprehend forensic evidence appropriately.
Concerning the provided test and assessment, there is a positive correlation of the basic features of the sampled specimen under study. As observed from the osteological and the forensic test and analyses, there is an indication that the bones found at the crime scene (quadrant 4B) belonged to one individual. Further, the test indicated that the person was a male possibly aged between 23 and 27 years, and stood at between 1.5804m and 1.7480m. The osteological results and findings, for instance, by adopting the 2005:400 white and folkens formula, indicates that the height of the said individual can be determined to be 1.6551m with a positive or a negative deviation of 0.0711m.
Conversely, the recovered right os coxae indicated a vast sciatic notch of 3.5 to 4. Notably, the latter did not show any preauricular sulcus or subpubic concavity. In addition, the former ischiopubic ramus medical aspect was quite blunt, a clear indication that the bones actually belonged to a male individual. Interestingly, the age of the bones was also approximated to be between 23 and 27 years due to fusion.
In spite of the police evidence being a little bit droopy, the results were hardly different from the previous findings. Most importantly, the police who recovered the skull observed that it had rounded eye sockets, nasal cavity, and mandible structures. As a result, the police proclaimed the individual to be of Asian ancestry due also to the observed shoveled incisor teeth. However, due to the slightly droopy eye sockets, there is a possibility that the individual is of an Asian-Caucasian mixed race.
Was a crime committed? If so, Justify your assessment (guess). Although there was no scar/clue on the bones, it's obviously a crime considering that evidences were found in garbage bag
Evidently, the test results from the forensic laboratory are quite significant because provide an exclusive and unique discriminatory power (Pyrek 104). Besides, the test indicates that the suspect is indeed the person represented by the biological evidence (Pyrek 104). In general, the investigative pattern and sequence unfolds from the recovered pieces of evidence, and from there it is easily depicted that a crime had actually taken place. However, the crime scene and the disposition of the recovered evidence seem to have occurred at different places.
Where it occurred? Sediment and Faunal analysis indicate that evidences are from various areas (not Brisbane). Moulluse shell has been found. It can be the implication that probably the crime occurred near the beach? Maybe the criminal moved after a murder? Justify your guess. Provide situational evidence and analysis.
DNA test from other parties also indicate that the victim is male. This indicates that minimum one person has been found. Justify.
At the crime scene, where the recovered evidence was found, there seems to be a damping site where human components including blonde hair, are disposed. Despite the collection of a couple of human remains from the crime scene, they all connected, and indicative of a single male individual DNA structure. This makes it clear that a single individual was the least that could be extracted from the site. Nevertheless, there could be other victims involved in the crime, but this is unclear.
Cause of death and time of death should be searched. How?
The cause of the death and the time at which it was performed is to be determined through fusion or carbon 14 dating. On testing and evaluating of the collected pieces of evidence in the forensic laboratory, there was a positive correlation, which makes a strong evidence. Besides, at the crime scene, there were other human remains, which ought to be further investigated thoroughly.
In conclusion, the purpose of this investigation was to assess and review the forensic expert's witness report. Notably, different groups, including the police, carried out the assessment where the recovered human remains were collected for examination. From the sampled and tested results, it is evident that crime had actually been committed and resulted to the killing of a 23 to 27 years old male individual.
Work cited
Pyrek, Kelly. Forensic Science under Siege: The Challenges of Forensic Laboratories and the medico-legal investigation system. 1st ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier / Academic Press, 2007. Print.
