A UK learning institution, Plymouth City College, was called on for the use of their Cubex 3D printer, as well as their making skills for the re-creation of a jagged, broken bottle used in the 2014 attack on and subsequent murder of 17-year-old Alex Peguero Sosa. The 3D printed evidence helped to convict the attacker, Lee Dent, who would ultimately receive at least 22 years in prison. Check out how the 3D printed evidence helped detectives in the full story: http://3dprint.com/59380/3d-printed-evidence-for-trial/


Below is a photo of the bottle being 3D printed: