AAP General News (Australia)
12-09-2009
Vic: Vic police ban DNA evidence
Victoria's police chief SIMON OVERLAND has ordered all DNA evidence to be banned from
court proceedings.
The ban's effective immediately and is expected to last until mid January .. while
police fix an error in how DNA in interpreted in forensic labs.
Mr OVERLAND says the ban will impact on about six cases.
22-year-old Melbourne man FARAH JAMA was freed on Monday after 15 months in jail ..
after his rape conviction was quashed when it was found his DNA sample was contaminated.
AAP RTV sbl/szp/pmu/wf
KEYWORD: DNA (MELBOURNE)
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