澳大利亚法院批准对十月谋杀案嫌疑人样本进行法医检验。 Australian court approves forensic testing on suspect’s samples in October murder case.

澳大利亚警方已获得法院批准,对25岁的James Bowen Hutchison的生物学样本进行法医检验,这与10月12日至13日谋杀其78岁的室友Peter Hogg事件有关。 Australian police have received court approval to conduct forensic testing on biological samples from James Bowen Hutchison, 25, in connection with the alleged October 12–13 murder of his 78-year-old housemate, Peter Hogg. Hutchison在12月17日阿皮达尔地方法院审理期间,从监狱通过视频出现。 Hutchison appeared via video from prison during a December 17 hearing in Armidale Local Court. 当局根据临时命令收集了血液、头发、指甲剪片和衣物,但需要法院作出最后裁决才能分析证据。 Authorities had collected blood, hair, nail clippings, and clothing under an interim order but needed a final court decision to analyze the evidence. 检察官注意到Hutchison衣服上的血迹, 并暗示受害人的DNA可能在他的指甲下。 Prosecutors noted bloodstains on Hutchison’s clothes and suggested the victim’s DNA might be under his nails. 尽管他的律师反对测试,但法院同意了这一请求,指出结果既可能证明他有罪,也可能免除他的罪责。 Though his lawyer opposed the testing, the court granted the request, stating the results could either incriminate or exonerate him. 该案仍在调查之中。 The case remains under investigation.