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Police and CPS had key DNA evidence 16 years before Andrew Malkinson cleared of rape | Police
(www.theguardian.com)
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"The then head of complex casework [at the CCRC] in Manchester said [in 2009]: “If it is assumed that the saliva came from the offender, then it does not derive from Malkinson. This is surprising because the area of the clothing that the saliva was recovered from was crime specific.”
However, he said “he did not see that there was a need to do any further work on the file” unless the case was brought to appeal, and then his focus would be on “bolstering” the case against Malkinson."