UK: Fingerprint From Phone Video Helps Convict Boy, 16, of Murder and Rape of 14-Year-Old Schoolgirl
14th December 2018
In what is believed to be a legal first, a fingerprint “lifted” from a mobile phone video helped bring the girl’s killer to justice. Officers spotted a recognisable print in a mobile phone film showing Viktorija’s murderer scrolling through his iPhone as he tried to delete evidence.
The footage did not show the boy’s face, meaning a fingerprint was the only means of proving he was using the phone.
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