New evidence submitted to the Tokyo High Court has revealed that DNA samples taken from the clothes of a murdered Japanese woman did not match the DNA of a Nepalese man convicted of killing her, making it highly probable the case will be retried, sources said.
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office ordered new tests for a case seeking the retrial of Govinda Prasad Mainali, 45. According to the test results, the only DNA found on the victim's clothes, the last items examined, was that of the victim herself.
Prosecutors believe more DNA testing is necessary, but as the latest finding found no direct links to a possible murderer, the high court may decide it unnecessary. (Yomiuri)
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