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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Pat Hurst

Miscarriage of justice rape trial: Internet searches were coincidence – accused

A 2003 photo of Paul Quinn who is on trial at Manchester Crown Court accused of rape (Greater Manchester Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A man accused of a brutal rape for which an innocent man spent 17 years in jail told a jury it was a “complete coincidence” he began internet searches following news of a DNA breakthrough in the case.

Paul Quinn, 51, looked up how long DNA is kept by police shortly after news broke that police had found forensic evidence of a previously unknown suspect for the rape.

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