Queensland police reviewing 50 sexual assault cases over forensics concerns

Cases where DNA evidence was initially found to be insufficient to undergo further testing at state-run lab are now being reviewed

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Queensland police look set to reopen more than 50 sexual assault cases after an inquiry was launched into the state government's troubled forensics lab.

The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has appointed former court of appeal president Walter Sofronoff QC to lead the inquiry into the state-run forensics laboratory amid concerns about cases where there was deemed to be insufficient material for further processing" at the lab.