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Keratan Akhbar Pilihan Forensic Unit Seeks More Funds
Kuala Lumpur, 19th April 2021 - A triple murder in Dengkil in 2013 went unsolved until DNA matches were found some four years later. Based on blood samples col...
Kuala Lumpur, 19th April 2021 - A triple murder in Dengkil in 2013 went unsolved until DNA matches were found some four years later. Based on blood samples collected at the crime scene, police forensic teams managed to get DNA hits with suspects caught in Op Cantos in 2017. Two men were detained and subsequently charged.
This is one of the many successes of Bukit Aman's Forensic DNA Databank Malaysia (FDDM), which is targeting more sophisticated tools to solve crimes. Set up in 2012, it needs about RM11 million annually to operate at optimum level.
DNA Databank (D13) Principal Assistant Director, ACP Tuan Zuraimi Zam Zam said the facility has turned into a crucial crime solving tool of the modern era. "DNA evidence is easy to come by but it can also be easily contaminated, so it must be collected in a proper manner. A top-notch analysis can be useless without good quality samples.
" The division, along with the Forensic Unit, educates all investigating officers not to contaminate the crime scene or DNA evidence," he said in an interview. Read further on The Star's article attached.
