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| Convictions in doubt as more than 10,000 cases could be affected by data manipulation at forensics lab | Convictions in doubt as more than 10,000 cases could be affected by data manipulation at forensics lab |
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| An investigation into alleged data manipulation at a forensics laboratory has identified more than 10,000 cases which “may have been affected”, the National Police Chiefs' Council has said. | |
| The NPCC said three-quarters of the cases, across 42 police forces, were traffic offences such as drug driving, with the rest including violent crime, sexual offences and unexplained deaths. | |
| Retests have so far found no impact on cases of sexual offence cases, violence or homicide, the NPCC said. | |
| But a number of retests had resulted in drug driving cases being discontinued and two road deaths had been referred to the Court of Appeal. | |
| Two men have been arrested and five interviewed under caution by Greater Manchester Police over the alleged manipulation by individuals working at a Randox Testing Services site in Manchester | |
| The alleged manipulation emerged earlier this year when a data anomaly in a drug driving case was reported to Randox. | |
| The NPCC said retesting was either complete or under way for around 70 per cent of the highest priority cases, with the rest expected to be completed by mid-2018. | |
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