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Article: Man charged with 11-year-old rape after routine DNA test reopens case.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- January 26, 2005
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A MAN who was given a DNA test after allegedly throwing a cup of water over a police officer has been charged with raping an Edinburgh woman 11 years ago.
Following the incident, officers took a DNA swab, which was matched with a sample gathered during the investigation into the rape of a woman in Edinburgh in 1994.
The 21- year- old woman was raped at knifepoint and then robbed. Her attacker fled and, despite extensive police inquiries at the time, no one was ever arrested for the crime.
However, a DNA swab was taken from the scene and entered into a national database.
Police yesterday confirmed that a 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged in ...