‘Forensic grease’ helps catch stalker visiting victim’s house in first for Kent Police – ITVX

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‘Forensic grease’ has been used for the first time by police in Kent to order to catch a stalker who kept visiting his victim’s home.

The grease was applied to the windows of the stalking victim’s home, after the man they had a restraining order against had been released from prison.

The substance is usually used to detect thieves and shows up under ultra-violet light which allows police to see who has come into contact with an object.

However in a first for Kent Police, they trialled it as part of a test pilot to help victims of domestic abuse and stalking.

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