
This year, doctors at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Copenhagen, have been exceptionally busy investigating the age of asylum seekers who have arrived without parents and say they are under 18, writes Jyllands-Posten.The Immigration Service is asking forensic experts for help if they suspect that a so-called unaccompanied minor in fact is an adult. From X-rays of the finger bone and teeth, the person's age is determined.And by the end of November, about 800 age tests have been performed, said the agency.It is more than twice as many as in the previous record year - last year. The forensic institute estimates that the figure could reach 1,000 by the end of the year.In the cases settled, three out of four - 74 percent - or almost 600 people - have been estimated to be over 18 years old.Minors…