Last week, the company founder, David Baldock, gave an insight into his most memorable case and today our current MD, Alan Baker, shares some thoughts on his most memorable case, that of Michael Philpott in 2012, which involved the deaths of 6 children at a house fire in Derby. The police investigation established that:…
As we approach Bericon’s 40th birthday, we decided to talk with the founder of Bericon Forensics, David Baldock, about his most memorable case whilst working for the company. The case of the Birmingham Six, in which six men spent 16 years in prison for a crime for which they were innocent. It is shocking not only…
A study has been conducted to see how ketamine could influence negative beliefs among people with depression. Depression: Depression is a psychiatric mood disorder, causing a variety of symptoms, including persistent feelings of emptiness, hopelessness. Depression impacts around 16 million adults around the world each year and can be a challenge to treat. Some people…
Currently forensic alcohol calculations are the most performed forensic calculation. Forensic alcohol calculations require the knowledge of the sex of the individual. Transgender is defined as people who have a gender identity which differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. Around the world there is estimated to be around 2% of the population who…
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (D9-THC) is the driving cannabinoid which gives users its psychoactive effects. However, the cannabis plant contains over 400 individual chemicals, many with unique pharmacological properties. Cannabis has been cultivated for millennia for materials and oils but has been restricted over the past century due to its psychoactive effects. The collection of synthetic cannabinoids, manmade chemicals…
