Not long into the trial, it became obvious that forensic science would play a make-it-or-break-it role in its outcome. Discussions of evidence found in blood-spatter patterns and in the DNA of blood ...

The trial of a man and woman accused of the murder of County Tyrone man Robert Wilkin has heard how a bloodstained rock containing his DNA was found at the top of the Slieve League cliffs in County ...

For example, lab technicians may look at photographs of blood splatter patterns and conduct ballistics tests on bullets found at the crime scene to determine the direction from which a shot was fired.

causing the spatter patterns observed. The court also heard evidence from Dr Conor Young of Forensic Science Ireland on Tuesday. He said the blood staining on the rock could be explained by direct ...