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Tom Wark

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Genealogy triggers arrest over decades old assaults - Caught on Camera

A man has been arrested in a cold case breakthrough after police used pioneering DNA analysis. (HANDOUT/New South Wales Police Force)

A major breakthrough has been made in the long-running mystery of three sexual assaults, including one on an 11-year-old girl, after the use of pioneering DNA technology.

Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy is an emerging technology in Australia allowing police to compare DNA profiles from multiple crimes to match genetic profiles.

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