Report Summary
Issued 21 June 2024, this FOI response confirms SPA Forensics Services testing processes and explains some of the information requested is exempt from disclosure.
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Request
I recieved your response in regards to untested semen samples in the case of Luke Mitchell vs HMA (2024/25-019). Thank you for your helpful response, it really is appreciated.
Can you confirm whether testing of semen samples at the time (2003/04) would have involved looking for DNA matches/profiles in addition to determining that the samples were indeed semen? Is it possible that some samples may not have been tested for DNA?
I appreciate that the next question may not be possible to answer easily, as you have previously and helpfully explained costs involved in recovering information from 2003/4. Are you able to confirm how many full profiles were obtained from the testing of the samples in this case?
