Detectives are trawling through a DNA database in an unprecedented hunt for the family of a suspected double rapist, as they work through a list of genetic profiles in an effort to identify the attacker.
The man is accused of raping two “very vulnerable” women in broad daylight, police have said. The Metropolitan Police are using familial DNA searching – a technique that looks for partial matches to find relatives of the suspect – in the hope that a family member’s DNA will lead them to the perpetrator.
“Met Police are using DNA to find a suspected double rapist who attacked two vulnerable women in broad daylight.”
The force has declined to provide further details about the locations or dates of the attacks, but the investigation is understood to be focused on areas including Thamesmead and Abbey Wood in south-east London. Officers are urging anyone with information to come forward.