BBC NEWS | Europe | Mosquito blood identifies thief

23 Dec, 2008  |  Written by Fate89  |  under News

Lifestyle L3AK online update reports BBC NEWS | Europe | Mosquito blood identifies thief


Police in Finland believe they have caught a car thief from a DNA sample taken from a mosquito they noticed inside an abandoned vehicle.

Finding the car in Seinaejoki, north of Helsinki, police saw that the mosquito had recently sucked blood and decided to send the insect for analysis.

The DNA found from laboratory tests matched a man on the police register.

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