Rape suspect arrested after 12 years due to DNA test


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 09 Apr 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: A deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample taken at the scene of a rape case involving a teenage girl 12 years ago led to the arrest of a male suspect in Penang on Thursday (April 7)

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said the suspect, aged 40, was arrested at 3.30 pm at a goat farm in Balik Pulau after the police identified him using the DNA sample. However, he did not elaborate on how they matched the suspect’s DNA that led to his arrest.

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