Crime scene forensic samples deemed ‘insufficient’ showed ‘usable’ profiles in 2020, Queensland DNA inquiry hears
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#64J40)
Scientist Alicia Quartermain concerned evidence may have been omitted from criminal cases
DNA evidence may have been omitted from criminal cases in Queensland because some samples weren't tested thoroughly, with closer scrutiny of examples from sexual assault cases showing usable" profiles, an inquiry has heard.
The probe, led by former judge Walter Sofronoff, is examining the state-run lab's 2018 decision to stop testing samples that contained tiny amounts of DNA.
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