Category Archives: News

Mark assisted The Sunday Times by reviewing information concerning the death of a Welsh Guards Officer shot in Afghanistan in 2009.  Lieutenant Mark Evison, 26, was fatally wounded when he was struck in the back by two bullets near his Haji Alem base in Helmand province, after his patrol came…

The ENFSI Firearms/GSR Working Group Annual Meeting was this year held in conjunction with the new Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences in Leeds on 17-19th September 2014.  FFC Ltd was very pleased to attend as an Associate Member of the ENFSI Firearms/GSR Working Group. The theme of the conference was strengthening…

Only awarded once a year to a small hand-picked selection of reviewers, as identified by Science & Justice Editors and Editor-in-Chiefs, the accolade recognises Mark’s contribution to Science & Justice publications through peer review of submitted scientific papers.

Brendan McConville and John Paul Wootton were convicted in March 2012 of the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll on 9th March 2009 in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.  PC Carroll was fatally wounded when shots were fired from an AK47 rifle.  Angela gave evidence for the prosecution at the original trial regarding…

Mark had the pleasure of attending The Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) annual meeting in Seattle 11-16th May, 2014.  There were approximately 400 attendees for a very full and interesting program.

We are delighted to announce our new 3D crime scene reconstruction product that will be delivered with our partners Advanced Laser Imaging Ltd. The latest in laser scanning equipment coupled with cutting edge metrology software will be used in crime scene reconstruction enabling an accurate determination of a bullet’s trajectory…

Mark is interviewed on BBC News 24 discussing the forensic investigation of crime scenes in particular the collection and interpretation of ballistics evidence in relation to the fatal shooting of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius at his home in Pretoria on 14th February 2013.  

More information about this organisation can be found here: International Association of Firearm Trafficking Investigators

Angela is featured in the Sunday Mail and Daily Record discussing the high profile GSR cases she has been involved in, click for link: Scots forensic firearm expert who studies microscopic clues to help unmask killers looks back on her high-profile cases

FFC assist BBC Panorama reviewing the firearms and GSR evidence in the case of the fatal shooting of Anni Dewani Click for iPlayer