
Alleged murder weapon to be retested in convicted wife-killer's appeal
The hammer at the centre of a murder case against Gold Coast man Andrew John Cobby will undergo further forensic testing as he seeks to appeal his life sentence.
The hammer at the centre of a murder case against Gold Coast man Andrew John Cobby will undergo further forensic testing as he seeks to appeal his life sentence.
The fallout from Queensland’s DNA disaster will mean rebuilding the State’s forensic service from the “ground-up”, while generating deeper and swifter reforms for Queensland Health and widening double jeopardy legislation.
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Fears crucial evidence was being missed by the government-run forensic lab prompted Queensland police to call for a thorough review of DNA thresholds.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles has backed his embattled Health Minister Yvette D’Ath in the wake of calls by the LNP Opposition for her sacking over the DNA testing debacle.
The state’s most senior bureaucrats are scrambling to find the right response to a damning report on failures in DNA testing, with two staff members in Queensland’s forensic laboratory stood down immediately.
Police want greater access to a controversial forensic technique that helps track down perpetrators by linking crime scene DNA to their family members.