Serious crime convictions may have to be reviewed after an error by private firm LGC Forensics led to the acquittal of a suspected rapist, reports the Guardian.
According to the newspaper, the company has admitted that a sample at one of its laboratories became so contaminated it could not be offered as evidence, leading to the collapse of a case in Manchester this week.
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