Hien Puoc Tang Case Analysis PDF

HIEN PUOC TANG CASE
ANALYSIS
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Introduction
Summary of the case details
• Hien Puoc case- an armed robbery incidence dated on
14th March 2003 carried out by three people
• The robbery took place in a convenience store and
captured by an installed surveillance device
• Tape (video) was of poor quality
• Two of the offenders were arrested few days after the
incidence but there was no enough evidence to
apprehend Tang (3rd offender)

Cont...
• Dr. Meiya Sutisno identified Tang’s image from the
surveillance video through facial and body mapping
techniques
• The footage lacked clarity
• Therefore, facial mapping technique could not be
accepted as a reliable method of presenting opinion-
based evidence
• Eight months later, Tang apprehended through forensic
analysis of fingerprints

Forensic evidence presented
• Facial mapping and body mapping techniques
Photo-anthropometry
Photograph superimposition
Morphological analysis.
These techniques were based on the footage obtained
from the surveillance cameras.
• Fingerprints obtained from the three packs of cigarette
that were recovered after they were stolen. The
fingerprint matched those of Tang.