gunshot residue

The defendant was charged with the possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. He had been chased across a well know London Park by police officers who gave evidence that they saw the defendant discard the item that was later found to be a loaded handgun in a sock. The case involved intricate analysis of gunshot shot residue (GSR) expert evidence, fibre evidence and DNA. The defendant was acquitted but has since been charged with murder where the same gun had been discharged two weeks earlier during a home invasion/revenge killing.