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Hair Examination
Hair Examination
Hair Examination
Forensic importance
According to principle of exchange, hair may be transferred. In crime cases, it may give information
regarding accused. Sometimes, it is the only evidence for connection between accused and victim of
the crime.
For examples:
Matching of hairs
Hairs, related to a crime scene, and control sample of a suspect is compared on the basis of several
observations, which are recorded on a Performa, but a definite opinion is not possible by physical
matching of hairs.
Observations
Following types of observations are recorded: