Report 750809
Technically,
fluency and
handwriting.
examinations
the handwriting
was similar in pressure,
speed to the production of the known
It may also assist to know that from previous of alleged suicide notes, my findings each time have been similar, although I expected disturbance to
The exceptions were where an excess of
the writing.
alcohol or drugs had been taken.
Examination of Beat Equipment Register
on the handwriting on
I conducted a detailed examination
the ninth and tenth lines of the Register on the page containing a rubber stamp 15.1.80, 06.45 hours, signed by the duty officer. I made notes of the relevant handwriting characteristics.
had read the statements relating to the Register and noted that evidence was given 'that the time was written as 05.00 hours and by request of the officer in charge, Inspector Maclennan, who had made the entry, altered it to 06.00.' I disagree with this evidence. The figures below the 06.00 are 18.00 and 1 assume that 6 p.m. was written instead of 6 a.m.
conducted an infrared
luminescence test and the result was that on the whole of the entry in question the ink was consistent, implying that one pen, more than one of the same manufacture or possibly another type of pen was used. The
similar to that on the
response of luminescence was also
alleged suicide note.