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When the victim of a knife attack is unable to tell the police what happened because he is in a medically induced coma, they attempt to use forensic evidence to identify his attacker.

As the victim of a violent knife attack fights for his life in hospital, Crime Scene Coordinator Jo Ward is dispatched to his home in Birmingham to lead the forensic investigation into identifying his attacker.

The victim is unable to tell police what happened because he has been put in a medically induced coma, and the investigation becomes more challenging when no witnesses are prepared to give a statement to the police. Jo and her team work to gather vital evidence that could help police quickly identify and arrest the attacker.

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57 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Siobhan Finneran
Director Matt Haan
Director Aoife Carey
Director Jules Endersby
Production Manager Nancy Rushforth
Series Producer Natalie Maynes
Executive Producer David Hodgkinson
Executive Producer Graeme McAulay
Production Company Blast! Films Ltd

Broadcasts

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