Met Police Rape Cases Under 'Urgent' Review After Suspected Forensics Mishandling

An “urgent” review into the Metropolitan Police is taking place after it was revealed that 33 criminal investigations may have been affected by suspected forensics mishandling, Scotland Yard has confirmed.The Directorate of Professional Standards is investigating after a forensic scientist working within the Met’s Forensic Services allegedly mishandled  material in its laboratory.More than half of the cases – 21 out of 33 – relate to investigations into rapes a