Manchester rape accused says ‘I do not know’ how DNA got on victim’s clothes

Paul Quinn told his barrister, Lisa Wilding KC, that he did not know how his DNA came to be found on the victim’s clothing. Illustration: Elizabeth Cook/PA

A man accused of a 2003 rape for which an innocent person was jailed for 17 years has told a jury he does not know how his DNA got on the victim’s clothes.

Paul Quinn, 51, also said he could not explain searches made on his phone for “wrongly convicted cases” and “Andrew Malkinson”, whose rape conviction was quashed in 2023.