SCOTTISH fingerprint evidence was plunged into crisis last night after a Sunday Herald investigation revealed deep divisions at the heart of the forensic science service.

The findings, which will call into question the validity of fingerprint evidence currently being presented in Scottish courts, include:

A leaked report by Euan Innes, the head of the Scottish Fingerprint Service (SFS), which argues that fingerprint identification is opinion and cannot be viewed as fact, and makes the case for two or more experts being able to examine the same print and legitimately come to different ...

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