AUSTRALIA: Queensland DNA testing inquiry public hearings 26 Sep 2022

[SouthAussie]

A forensic scientist has described Queensland's commission of inquiry into forensic DNA testing as the "most important event" the state's criminal justice system has ever seen.

The inquiry has started its first day of public hearings after a damning interim report was released last week by retired judge Walter Sofronoff found the state-run forensic crime laboratory had issued "untrue" or "misleading" statements to courts about crime scene samples with very small amounts of DNA.

Queensland police have established Task Force Helix to investigate potentially thousands of cases between early 2018 and June 2022 where DNA samples had not met the laboratory's threshold for further testing.


..... after a decision made in February 2018, priority two samples were now recorded as "DNA insufficient for further process".

Mr Hodge said priority two crimes "includes all types of sexual assaults and rapes, as well as homicides and other offences against a person".

Forensic scientist 'quite scared' about extent of DNA testing lab failures as public hearings begin

Dr Kirsty Wright describes Queensland's commission of inquiry into forensic DNA testing as the "most important event" the state's criminal justice system has ever seen.

www.abc.net.au

 

[KinseyFan]

A forensic scientist has described Queensland's commission of inquiry into forensic DNA testing as the "most important event" the state's criminal justice system has ever seen.

The inquiry has started its first day of public hearings after a damning interim report was released last week by retired judge Walter Sofronoff found the state-run forensic crime laboratory had issued "untrue" or "misleading" statements to courts about crime scene samples with very small amounts of DNA.

Queensland police have established Task Force Helix to investigate potentially thousands of cases between early 2018 and June 2022 where DNA samples had not met the laboratory's threshold for further testing.


..... after a decision made in February 2018, priority two samples were now recorded as "DNA insufficient for further process".

Mr Hodge said priority two crimes "includes all types of sexual assaults and rapes, as well as homicides and other offences against a person".

Forensic scientist 'quite scared' about extent of DNA testing lab failures as public hearings begin

Dr Kirsty Wright describes Queensland's commission of inquiry into forensic DNA testing as the "most important event" the state's criminal justice system has ever seen.

www.abc.net.au

I’d love to know the salaries of those in charge.