Metropolitan Police forensic scientist's 'neglect' meant rape suspect unidentified, court hears
A man suspected of raping a 17-year-old girl was not identified for five years after a Met Police forensic scientist "caused undue delay" to the investigation, a court has heard.
The 43-year-old from Mitcham, south London, pleaded not guilty to eight counts of misconduct in public office.The charges relate to offences committed between September 2009 and March 2018, involving work in connection with investigations into five separate allegations of rape, one of driving whilst unfit, a robbery, and a shooting.
Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC told the court: "At that time, over five years after the complaint was made, the complainant was no longer willing to assist the police." Ms Heer said that in a third separate rape case, a DNA profile matching the description of the suspect given by the complainant was found on a pair of leggings first sent to the laboratory in 2012, but only after they were resubmitted for analysis in 2018.
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