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The Horror of an Acid Attack

Written by: Bericon Forensics 27th September, 2022

The use of noxious substances in personal attacks can often include the use of ammonia and alkali liquids but in this case, it involved the use of concentrated acid. Sulphuric acid shows different properties depending upon its concentration; its corrosiveness on, say, living tissue, can be mainly ascribed to its strong acidic nature and if…

The future of Bericon

Written by: Bericon Forensics 12th September, 2022

Lily Baker to join Bericon Forensics in September as company aims to expand further Company has been an industry leader for 40 years and will provide a fresh approach with the new appointment September 4, 2022; Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Bericon Forensics has officially announced that Lily Baker will join the company in September as the…

Advances in Forensic Fingerprinting

Written by: Bericon Forensics 9th September, 2022

To solve fraud cases, a new technique can determine whether a fingerprint appeared on a piece of paper before or after text was printed.   An example in which this technique would be useful is a situation where someone is accused of tampering with a will or contract by printing on top of it. Determining…

Drug Use Decline in England

Written by: Bericon Forensics 8th September, 2022

After many years of increases, drug use in England has fallen by 12% in 2021. In 3 years, there has been a 24% decrease in the reporting of drug use in young people. Young people, in particular boys, are more prone to experiment and take risks, including trying alcohol or new drugs for the first…

Drug Driving Samples – Symptom of a Bigger Problem?

Written by: Bericon Forensics 28th June, 2019

It’s perhaps fair to say that the Drug Driving legislation introduced in 2015 is the most successful piece of motoring law in the last 40 years. What started with less than 10% successful prosecutions, now results in at least 90% of cases ensuring a conviction. It is also fair to say that whilst the statutory…