Police investigate alleged manipulation at Manchester lab in mass recall of samples from criminal cases in England and WalesTen thousand criminal cases in England and Wales are being reviewed after it emerged that data at a forensic laboratory in Manchester may have been manipulated, causing the biggest recall of samples in British criminal justice history. Concerns emerged about Randox in January this year and a criminal investigation was launched that led to Tuesday’s announcements. The investigation then spread to encompass the former Trimega lab, which focused on child protection and family court cases. All worked at Randox and some had previously worked at Trimega, according to James Vaughan, of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, who is overseeing the police response. The rest include violent crime, sexual offences and unexplained deaths, with no impact found so far in the most serious cases.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2017 12:32 UTC