Paedophile David Bryant jailed for 16 years – BBC News
“A man who carried out sex attacks on four young girls in the 1980s and 1990s has been jailed for 16 years.”
BBC News, 27th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: DNA
Killer Kevin Nunn in High Court forensic evidence challenge – BBC News
“A convicted killer has started a new High Court challenge to access forensic evidence that his lawyers claim could clear his name.”
BBC News, 21st March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v B – WLR Daily
“For the purposes of quashing an acquittal on the ground that there was new evidence not adduced before the court in the proceedings in which the person was acquitted, evidence which had been available to be used in those proceedings but had not been used might be new evidence for those purposes.”
WLR Daily, 29th February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
DNA technology finally vindicates rape victim 20 years later – Daily Telegraph
“A rape victim who was spat at, beaten up and bullied over supposedly false allegations has finally seen her attacker face justice 20 years on thanks to advances in DNA technology.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Nikitta Grender: Carl Whant guilty of murdering pregnant teenager – BBC News
“A former nightclub bouncer has been convicted of murdering a heavily pregnant teenager two weeks before she was due to give birth.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Driving instructor Martin Eke jailed for rape – BBC News
“A driving instructor has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman in Kent more than 25 years ago.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Cold case’ rapist jailed – The Independent
“An unlicensed cab driver was jailed for five years at the Old Bailey today for raping a passenger nearly 17 years ago.”
The Independent, 17th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Missing British boy’s family given new hope with DNA victory – Daily Telegraph
“The family of a British toddler who went missing 20 years ago have won a High Court battle to have his DNA released in a new attempt to trace him.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bogus doctor: Lewisham PCT’s Conrad De Souza jailed – BBC News
“A man who spent a decade pretending to be a doctor at an NHS trust in south London has been jailed for 27 months.”
BBC News, 24th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for 1990s rapes – The Independent
“A double rapist caught nearly 20 years after his first rape was jailed for 16 years today.”
The Independent, 21st October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Freedoms Bill may infringe on individuals’ privacy rights, Parliamentary committee says – OUT-LAW.com
“Parts of a proposed civil rights law threaten the UK’s compliance with human rights obligations and infringe on individuals’ rights, Parliament’s Human Rights Joint Committee has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Police to track criminals whose DNA is not on database – BBC News
“Police could take DNA samples from up to 13,000 people convicted of serious offences like murder, manslaughter and rape, whose profiles are not on record.”
BBC News, 11th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Big Brother or crime fighting? DNA evidence under the microscope – UK Human Rights Blog
“A proposal to retain DNA samples taken from people who have been arrested but not charged with a crime for up to five years has come under criticism from the Joint Committee on Human Rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Right to private life ‘at risk’ in plan to store DNA of innocent people – Daily Telegraph
“The Home Secretary’s plan to retain the DNA of people charged but then cleared of offences may breach human rights law, a group of MPs and peers have said.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
NHS hospitals face DNA patent law suits – Daily Telegraph
“NHS hospitals risk being taken to court and sued for millions of pounds in the future for carrying out genetic tests based on techniques patented by private companies, it was warned yesterday (Friday).”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Innocent people’s DNA profiles won’t be deleted after all, minister admits – Daily Telegraph
“The DNA of more than one million innocent people will not be wiped from police records, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ed Miliband challenges David Cameron over retention of DNA in rape cases – The Guardian
“David Cameron has refused to be driven into another policy U-turn on crime after rejecting calls from Ed Miliband for DNA to be routinely retained in rape cases.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serial rapist jailed indefinitely – The Independent
“A serial rapist who subjected three strangers to terrifying assaults in a 10-week period was jailed indefinitely for public protection today.”
The Independent, 10th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (GC) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Liberty and another intervening); Regina (C) v Same (Same intervening) – WLR Daily
“The statutory discretion for the police to retain biometric data obtained from criminal suspects who were subsequently not proceeded against or were acquitted could be exercised in a rational and proportionate manner which respected and fulfilled the statutory purpose but did not involve the indefinite retention of data taken from all suspects, regardless of their age and the nature of the alleged offence, in breach of their right to privacy.”
WLR Daily, 18th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
DNA retention judgment won’t see discriminatory policy destroyed – The Guardian
“Time for the latest instalment in the enduring battle against excessive DNA retention. We have a new supreme court judgment, almost 10 years since the law was changed, on 11 May 2001, to permit the police to hold forever the DNA of everyone arrested, irrespective of their guilt. One of the most pernicious consequences of this policy has been the massive over-representation of black people on the DNA database.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2011
Source: www.gurdian.co.uk
