Forensic scientist who ‘made a mistake’ is cleared of misconduct

A Met Police forensic scientist accused of jeopardising investigations into five rape cases has bees cleared of misconduct by a jury, Ursula Collins, 43, was said to have misled detectives by giving them inaccurate information including DNA analysis after failing to do her job properly. She allegedly mishandled crucial exhibits, that were submitted by the police for DNA analysis, by failing to compare profiles with the national databases. Collins denied five counts of misconduct between 2012 and 2018 and was…