Dubai Police uses 3D facial tech to reconstruct victim’s face
Victim is of Asian or Middle Eastern origin and in the age group of 35-to-45 years
The Dubai Police are seeking assistance from the public in identifying a man in the digitally reconstructed picture. Any information to help identify the deceased can be forwarded to the Dubai Police Call Centre: 04-901.
The decomposed remains of the person were found at sea, and experts of the General Department of Forensics and Criminology at Dubai Police have successfully utilised forensic 3D facial reconstruction technologies to help update the case of unidentified human remains.
Found at sea
Major General Dr Ahmad Eid Al Mansoori, Director of the General Department of Forensic Evidence and Criminology, said reconstructing the deceased’s
face was very challenging as the body was almost completely decomposed, especially in the face, whose features and lines had disappeared.
“An elite team of coroners, digital forensics experts, and professionals from the General Department of Artificial Intelligence at Dubai Police worked tirelessly to compile an identikit of deceased using the latest technologies in digital facial reconstruction,” he added.
Brigadier Ahmed Matar Al Muhairi, Deputy Director of the General Department of Forensics and Criminology, confirmed that the digitally generated image is the result of efforts exerted by Dubai Police’s experts who examined the decomposed body which was found about a month ago.
Heavily decomposed
“The remains were severely decomposed due to climatic conditions and corpse erosion as a result of its direct exposure to marine organisms,” he explained.
Brigadier Al Muhairi pointed out that identifying the man was extremely difficult as there was no match to the deceased’s DNA in the Department’s database.
He added that the absence of fingerprints due to their decomposition and damage required innovative and smart solutions.
Dr Yunus Al Balooshi, a forensic consultant at Dubai Police, said they have determined the age-at-death through the use of osteopathy and pelvic osteometry, which is between 35 to 45.
He pointed out that after that, experts conducted an examination of the skull to verify its type, shape and size, and the results confirmed that it is also for an Asian individual close to the Middle East region.