Who Nibbled Father Christmas Mince Pie?
Graham Williams Lecturer in Forensic Science As we enter the month of December, our thoughts inevitably turn to Christmas. One of the many questions that often preys on our mind is ‘Who nibbled Father Christmas’ mince pie? This sorrowful story of a part-munched mince pie is one that has baffled him for many years. After a hard slog around the globe on Christmas Eve, Father Christmas likes to settle down in front of a roaring log fire and have a nice mince pie. But every year, he finds a bite sized chunk in the Christmas treat. This continued for many years until Father Christmas got very cross and called in CSI: North Pole. The CSIs duly sealed off the crime scene; donned the white crime scene suits. They promptly then removed the white scene suits and put on blue ones as they could not see each other in the snow! They entered the crime scene and recovered the remains of the nibbled mince pie. The pie was then placed in a cardboard box and packaged so the pie would not be destroyed in
