Scandal-hit Queensland DNA lab repeats major testing error as rape victims wait over a year for results
by Andrew Messenger from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z30P)
Damning review exposes ongoing issues at Forensic Services Queensland, including failure to properly test sample from violent unresolved crime
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Queensland's state forensic services laboratory has repeated an error which led to one of the greatest failures of a justice system in the world", affecting evidence in thousands of criminal cases including rapes and murders.
The latest testing failure was revealed in a review into Forensic Services Queensland released on Monday, which also found that hundreds of rape victims were waiting over 12 months" for the lab to test rape kits, a process that should be completed ideally within five days".
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