French rape probe hits same pitfall as Limerick twins case

In what is believed to be only the second case of its kind in Europe, a rape investigation in France has hit the same DNA crux which forced gardaí in Limerick to drop a major investigation six years ago.

The French investigation centres on a series of rapes in Marseilles. The Limerick case involved the rape of a middle-aged woman on her way home from bingo.

One of two French brothers, whose first names are Elwin and Yohan, is suspected of six rapes, but police say even with DNA they cannot figure out which of the two is the culprit as they are identical twins.