A DNA expert testifying at the trial of Ibrahim Ali was questioned Friday about why the RCMP lab didn’t test the girl’s clothing for DNA.
A DNA expert testifying at the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby girl six years ago was questioned about why the RCMP lab didn’t test the girl’s underwear and shorts for DNA.
Ali is accused of first-degree murder in the death of the girl, whose body was found in Central Park on July 19, 2017, less than two hours after her family reported her missing at about 11 p.m. on July 18, 2017.The young teen was found in the park with her underwear and jean shorts pulled down and her black T-shirt pulled up, according to testimony earlier in the trial.
“So it would be fair to say, presently, you have no clue whose DNA, first of all, if there is any DNA on the jean shorts and underwear and, secondly, whose it would be?” asked Ali's defence attorney Kevin McCullough.Several of McCullough’s questions highlighted the lab’s conclusion that Ali’s DNA was found only in the girl’s vagina and anus, and nowhere else on her body.
“You weren’t able to test it and connect it to Mr. Ali; it just remains this male component DNA?” McCullough asked.
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