7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
A DNA breakthrough has helped detectives track down a man wanted over a shocking cold case that has gone unsolved for more than 30 years, WA Police say. Samples taken at the time of the sex assault at a Perth college in 1993 were recently compared to others on a DNA database, and family trees dating back to 1810 were also referenced, before a 53-year-old Canberra man was extradited to WA and charged.
Detectives on Friday described how “groundbreaking” investigative genetic genealogy techniques and the work of the PathWest Forensic Biology Department had helped them narrow down a suspect. The DNA profile gathered at the time was compared to others on a genetic database to find strong matches and help to form a family tree.
News Canberra News Crime News Perth News WA News
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele asks Australia for help to expand police force in Canberra talksSolomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says he has asked Australia to help his country expand its police force to 3,000 officers after sitting down with Anthony Albanese for bilateral talks in Canberra.
Read more »
Canberra man accuses police of racial profiling after arrest for trespassing at his own homeTuck was sitting in the pool area of his own apartment complex when police arrested him, believing he was trespassing. He says it wouldn't have happened had it not been for his physical appearance.
Read more »
SA Police Inspector Wade Burns named new president of Police Association of South AustraliaA police inspector has been elected as union president after allegations of misconduct were aired in South Australian parliament.
Read more »
WA Police urge calm as they investigate police altercation involving Indigenous woman in GeraldtonWA police's internal affairs team are investigating an altercation between a woman who was injured as they arrested her grandson in Geraldton today.
Read more »
7News YouTube channel hacked, broadcasts AI Elon Musk crypto scamSubscribers to 7News’ YouTube channel have been shown a live-streamed AI-generated Elon Musk cryptocurrency scam.
Read more »
7News YouTube channel hacked, broadcasts AI Elon Musk crypto scamSubscribers to 7News’ YouTube channel have been shown a live-streamed AI-generated Elon Musk cryptocurrency scam.
Read more »