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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

DNA profile from victim’s skirt linked to suspect in trial for 1967 Bristol murder, court hears

Police photograph of the skirt
Police photograph of the skirt Louisa Dunne was found wearing when she died. Photograph: Avon and Somerset Police/PA

A forensic scientist was able to produce a full DNA profile for the suspected murderer of a woman who died in 1967 after examining her skirt and hair that had been kept in police storage for almost 60 years, a jury has been told.

Andrew Parry told the court there was “strong scientific evidence” to link the skirt Louisa Dunne was wearing when she was found and hair police took from her body with 92-year-old Ryland Headley, who is on trial for her rape and murder.

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