Supplied Dubai Police have used 3D facial reconstruction technology to generate the image of a man who was found dead at sea.
The authority is now seeking the help of the public in identifying the person, who is thought to be between 35 to 45 years old.
Officials said reconstructing the face was very challenging as the body was badly decomposed and there were no DNA samples or fingerprint to rely on. 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, said Major General Dr. Ahmed Eid Al-Mansoori, Director of the General Department of Forensic Evidence and Criminology.
Dubai: The Dubai Police are seeking public assistance 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.
A challenging case
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 u
Dubai Police find decomposed body, digitally recreate his face
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Residents who have any information about the deceased are advised to call 901.
The police have sought public assistance in identifying the man.
The Dubai Police have used 3D facial reconstruction to generate an image of a man, who was found dead at sea. The police are now seeking public assistance in identifying the man.
He was aged between 35 and 45.
Residents are advised to call 901 with any information they may have.
‘A challenging case’
Major-General Dr Ahmed Eid Al Mansoori, Director of the forensics department, said reconstructing the deceased’s face was “very challenging” as the body was almost completely decomposed.