DNA testing suspended after Hoey acquittal

Low copy number DNA testing has been suspended by British police after Sean Gerard Hoey was cleared of any involvement in the Omagh atrocity.

Hundreds of similar cases in the UK are now under review.

The relatively new technique relies on a tiny sample to create genetic profiles of offenders.

Sean Hoey walked free from court on Wednesday after the judge ruled that the DNA evidence which was at the heart of the case did not stand up to scrutiny.