That the Apple Watch has become an accessory That millions of people wear it every day is no one's secret and it is that even in television programs and series we can see how actors or presenters wear one during the recordings. Nevertheless We could never have thought that the police could use the information from an Apple Watch to solve a police case.
An Australian woman has told police that her mother-in-law was killed in her home by unknown persons, But the information from the victim's Apple Watch contradicts that testimony, giving an unexpected turn to the entire investigation.
An Apple Watch tracks the user's heartbeat. This means that it knows exactly when the heart stops, which has allowed Adelaide police to know precisely when the murder occurred and appears to have occurred much earlier than was initially stated.
Caroline Nilsson, the daughter-in-law of the deceased, says that some men in a sport utility vehicle They had an argument with Myrna Nilsson at her home and then they murdered her.
The men tied up the youngest, Ms. Nilsson, and left the scene. A neighbor found the woman stumbling in the yard, still gagged, around 10 p.m. Adelaide's prosecutor Carmen Matteo says that data from the victim's smart watch indicates that Myrna Nilsson was murdered much earlier, shortly after returning home from work.
Such a watch ... contains sensors capable of tracking the movement and speed of movement of the wearer and maintains a history of the wearer's daily activity. It also measures the heart rate. The deceased must have been attacked around 6:38 pm and would undoubtedly have died at 6:45 pm This defendant did not foresee that the police would be able to discern the moment of death and other information from that device.
The police do not base their murder accusation against Caroline Nilsson solely on these data and it is that the neighbors did not see an SUV in the house, nor did they hear an argument. There is also no DNA evidence to support the claim that unknown men attacked Myrna Nilsson. This is not the only time that an Apple device used by a victim has been used in a criminal investigation.
Police regularly use the fingers of deceased people to unlock iPhones in search of evidence, for example.