EVIDENCE EXAMINATION REPORT

Description

The school office printer automatically records the name of documents printed from staff computers.

The printer log shows that a document titled Brownie recipe - Westbrook Academy was printed at 3:31 PM on the day of the incident.

Initial Observations

• The document was printed 11 minutes before the original recipe was place on the kitchen office desk.
• One copy was printed.
• The document was printed from a staff computer.
• The printed document was not found in the office afterwards.

Examination Notes

The printer's digital log confirms that the document was successfully printed .

The document was sent from Staff Computer 03.

Staff Computer 03 is normally used by members of the school's kitchen mamagement team.

Connection to the Case

Someone had access to a copy of the brownie recipe before the original disappeared.

The timing is particularly significant because the recipe was printed only minutes before Helen placed the original in the kitchen office.

Investigation Significance

The evidence suggests that someone deliberatley obtained a copy of the recipe before the theft occured. It alos significantly narrows the investigation becaus the document was printed from a staff computer.