How forensic lipreading supports legal investigations: a silent witness to the truth.
- Tim Reedy
- May 23
- 1 min read
Updated: May 25
Does forensic lipreading deliver in legal investigations?
Forensic lipreading is used by law enforcement and legal firms to scrutinise CCTV footage without sound to create court-admissible transcripts. Over the last few years I have supported legal investigations with my analysis to support eyewitness testimony. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-19/bruce-lerhmann-defamation-brittany-higgins-lip-reader-evidence/103246616
Forensic lipreading can find significant information from muted or poor-quality video. For example, a conversation between two people in a bar; a fight in the street or an argument with law enforcement officers. This is why forensic lipreading is an invaluable asset in surveillance analysis.
With expert analysis and court documentation, forensic lipreading can provide blow-by-blow transcripts to withstand legal scrutiny and support a case in criminal and civil matters.
Forensic lipreading supports legal investigations; it involves interpreting visual information from CCTV or video footage without sound to deduce speech so it can be written as a court-admissible transcript for trial.
Do you want to know if your CCTV or video footage without sound is good enough to be lipread? Contact me for a free eligibility check.