SECTION A: Question 1 is compulsory and must be attempted 741 THE PEGY KWESO CASE After arriving from work one evening, Mr and Mrs Kweso noticed that their five year old daughter, Peggy, was missing and found a ransom note for kidnapping the girl. They reported the matter to the police. First, police thought that Peggy was kidnapped because of a ransom note found with her mother. For this reason, police did not search the house seven hours after the family called 911. The first responding officer was investigating a case of kidnapping. Police did not open the basement door, so they did not see the murdered body of the girl. Believing the case was a kidnapping, police sealed off Peggy's bedroom door with yellow crime-scene tape to preserve the evidence her kidnaper may have left behind. But they did not seal off the rest of the house. The victim's father, John Kweso, discovered his daughter's body in the basement, covered the body with a blanket and carried her to the sitting room. Once the body was discovered, visitors and police stayed close by and were allowed to move freely around the house. One friend even helped clean the kitchen, wiping down the counters with spray cleaner. Many hours passed before the police sealed off the basement room and the pathologist did not examine the body until more than 18 hours after the crime took place. QUESTION 1 You are part of the first investigation team and you are later sent to the Kweso's house to help assess activities at the crime scene. a. Analyse the initial action taken by the police at the crime scene. (4 Marks) b. Explain the procedure the police who first arrived at the house were required to undertake as guided by the crime scene search principles. (16 Marks) c. Describe, giving examples, the types of evidence expected to be found at the above crime scene. Include other possible evidence of critical nature. (14 Marks) d. Explain how the evidence found at the crime scene should be handled. (6 Marks) (Total: 40 marks) Page 2 of 4