‘A former soldier who raped and killed a schoolgirl has been jailed for 12 years, four decades after an innocent man went to prison for the crime.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been convicted of raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in 1976.’
BBC News, 13th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who faked a paternity test to fool an ex-partner into believing he was her baby’s father has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Defence lawyers need additional legal aid funding to help them check and challenge the increasing complexity of digital evidence gathered for criminal prosecutions, the official forensic science regulator has warned. Dr Gillian Tully told the Forensics Europe Expo in London that time pressures to meet deadlines for complying with new digital forensics standards could result in “a bit of a car crash” if firms are not ready in time.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A clinic in Newcastle upon Tyne has been granted the UK’s first licence to carry out a trial of “three person IVF” (Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy, or MRT). The fertility technique is intended to be used by couples who want to prevent genetic diseases being passed on to their children, due to faulty mitochondrial DNA. The process uses genetic material from the mother, father and a female donor, and replaces faulty genetic material in the mother’s DNA with the female donor’s genetic material.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th March 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A pensioner arrested for drink driving has been jailed for nine years after a routine DNA sample linked him to the kidnap and sex assault of a young girl more than 15 years ago.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A cocaine addict who strangled a foster mother and then tried to cause an explosion to hide evidence has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A businessman has been jailed for raping a woman 26 years ago after police linked him to the crime when he was arrested and had his DNA taken following a row with a group of rowdy teenagers outside his £500,000 home.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2017
Source; www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The quality of forensic science work in England and Wales is putting the integrity of the criminal justice system at risk, an expert has warned. Forensic Science Regulator Gillian Tully said some police forces were not committed to meeting the required standards, and there was a significant risk of DNA contamination.’
BBC News, 6th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Babies made from two women and one man have been approved by the UK’s fertility regulator.’
BBC News, 15th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A convicted murderer has been given a second life sentence for a rape he committed 30 years ago – thanks to advances in DNA testing.’
BBC News, 9th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It is time to start making babies from three people, according to scientists advising the UK’s fertility regulator.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of faking her own rape says she is now fighting to clear her name.’
BBC News, 15th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A would-be rapist who attacked two women on the streets 15 years ago has been jailed for 12 years after being caught following a dispute with his neighbour.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Murderers and rapists are avoiding detection because police have to dispose of DNA samples, the head of a cold case unit has claimed.’
BBC News, 18th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nigel Wilkinson, the photographer who drugged and raped two men at his Bristol home, has been jailed for 11 and a half years.’
The Independent, 12th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe could face a new trial for a series of previously unsolved attacks on women.’
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Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who kidnapped and seriously sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl 33 years ago, has been jailed for nine years at Bristol Crown Court.’
BBC News, 4th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The courts have tackled the issue of compensation for criminal injuries inflicted before birth.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘James Warnock, 56, was sentenced today at the Central Criminal Court to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years for the murder of seventeen-year-old Yiannoulla Yianni in August 1982. He was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for the rape of Yiannoulla. Warnock was convicted on 14 July 2016. The crimes took place in Yiannoulla’s home, where she lived with her family, in Hampstead, north London.’
Crown prosecution Service, 18th July 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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