Lightning and Electronics
On 22 April 2017 at 0345 hours, a fire alarm system had allegedly been damaged by the lightning strike activity.
Forensic Investigation
Petrol or Kerosene; What was used in the fire?
In arson cases, accelerants such as ignitable liquids are often used to initiate or accelerate the fire. Hence, the detection of ignitable liquid residues (ILRs) is one of the important steps in fire investigation in order to consider the possibility of arson.
Incendiary Fire
A fire was reported to have occurred within a premise in Indonesia. The incident was initially noticed by security personnel of the industrial area who then alerted the security guards of premises.
Lift Fire Investigation
A fire was reported to have commenced within a lift at a residential flat. The first eyewitness discovered the lift stationary at Level 3 with the lift doors ajar.
AGI Will Detect If You Forged Your Spouse’s Signature
A discipline in forensic sciences which concerns in evaluating documents which are disputed in the legal system. The main goal of forensic questioned document experts is to examine the characteristics of a document and to determine if a document is authentic or altered based on scientific interpretation and reasoning.
Car “FORGERY” Uncovered by Approved Forensics
The Vehicle Identification Number (hereinafter referred to as VIN) is the identifying code for a specific vehicle comprising of 17 alphanumeric characters (letters and numbers) that vehicle manufacturers assign to each vehicle.
Soil Sleuth
Referring to a real case that we handled back in the year 2008, soil evidence played an important role in solving this case. The case was about a vehicle sustained impact damage after the driver tried to avoid a motorcycle without headlamp.
Signature Authorship Determination
The forensic team of Approved Forensics Sdn Bhd (AFSB) was approached to determine the authorship of signatures on agreement documents. Since the agreement involves legal transactions, clients required our service to determine if the signatures on the questioned documents and the reference documents are signed by the same person.
Lightning Investigation
A Reverse Angle Photo Finish Camera (RAPFC), located at the finishing post of a horse racing track, was reported to have failed. The incident was discovered by the operator when he noticed that the computer at the Stipes and Judge room failed to establish a connection to the RAPFC at the Finishing Post.
Gas Turbine Explosion Investigation
At approximately 1300 hours on Saturday, 14 December 2013, a loud bang resembling an explosion was heard at the exhaust ducting of Gas Turbine Generator (GT) 1 after eleven (11) attempts of ignition during the maintenance period.
