A Newcastle schoolboy who dreams of one day working in forensics has been given the opportunity to become a crime scene investigator for the day.
Kieran Robison has developed a fascination with forensics, and wears his own special white suit and uses his own kit to set up and solve fake crime scenes in his front garden.
The 13-year-old even uses fake blood and fingerprints in order to make his investigations as realistic as possible.
After hearing about Kieran's passion for solving crime, Northumbria Police Chief Constable Winton Keenen arranged to visit the teenager at his home in Walker with crime scene investigator Kieran O’Donnell to work together on a set-up crime scene.
He was able to meticulously gather evidence that was vital to solving the case and now his mother has thanked the Force for "an experience of a life-time”.
Speaking about his passion, his mother Claire, said: “It started when he was about one, with emergency vehicles and as he got older it progressed into the forensics stuff.
“He cordons off my garden, gets his own crime scene out and does his own little investigations. He gets fake blood out and finger prints everywhere so he does the full lot.
“After one of the shows I noticed there was a live blog on Twitter and so I contacted the Force about his situation and they set all this up for us which was amazing.
“He has been looking in the vans, talking to officers, they’ve been up to his room to see his pictures and they’ve been able to look at all this forensic kit so he has loved showing that off.
“This is great for Kieran because he doesn’t get an opportunity to do this, you don’t just stop a police car and ask to look in their car so we are really grateful.
“I want to say thank you to everyone at Northumbria Police, he won’t forget today for a long time and it really means a lot to him.”
Chief Constable Keenen assisted Kieran in gathering the evidence needed and also presented him with a certificate and a box of CSI equipment.
He said he was delighted the forensic teams had helped to inspire the schoolboy and hoped the programme gave the public a glimpse into what goes on behind closed doors.
Chief Constable Keenen said: "It was fantastic to meet Kieran and his mum and I was blown away by his passion for the police and forensics.
"It is great to see people like Kieran inspired by what we do here at Northumbria Police and it was a privilege to give him the chance to meet the team.
"I could tell from all of his kit, and the way he examined the crime scene, that he has a real knowledge of the subject and he did a great job."
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