Andrew Pratt Buchan

• Book ID: 104119646
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 147 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0015-7368
• DOI: 10.1016/s0015-7368(88)72832-7

✦ Synopsis

It was with shock and a great sense of loss that we heard of the sudden death of Andrew Buchan on 28 February this year at the age of 31.

Andy was a forensic scientist at the Home Office Forensic Science Laboratory, Wetherby, West Yorkshire. Apart from a break of about nine months, he spent his entire working career, some ten years, in the Biology Division of the Laboratory. There he is remembered for his dedication and professional approach to his work, both within the laboratory and outside. The quality of Andy's work was extremely high; indeed, his endeavours to obtain the best possible scientific evidence would often bring about conflict between himself and the constraints which management imposed. Whether he was examining a scene in the early hours of the morning, or carrying out a meticulous search of clothing for trace materials on a Sunday afternoon, one was always grateful for Andy's immediate response to the request for assistance. His efforts and production of high class work were much appreciated by his colleagues and the investigating police officers.