‘DNA and fingerprints link accused killer to the scene’

An alleged killer charged with knifing a man to death nearly 39 years ago was linked to the crime by DNA found at the scene, the Old Bailey heard. Paul Bryan, 61, is accused of murdering 63-year-old Roman Szalajko at an address in Seaton Close, Kennington, south London, in February 1984. Bryan is also charged with possession of a false passport between 2 October 2012 and 19 November 2022. He was arrested after returning to the UK on a flight…