You're exactly right. This type of thing happens quite often in BBC articles - they are very brief and seem to be written for the lowest common denominator so t

You're exactly right. This type of thing happens quite often in BBC articles - they are very brief and seem to be written for the lowest common denominator so they omit so many crutial details that the article becomes almost a complete waste of time to read, especially if the article is on a technical field like criminal forensics.