Old case solved by new Database sample

In 2013 an unknown man entered a house in Co. Tipperary to commit a burglary. During the offence he bled at the scene. The DNA profile of the crimestain had been kept on file and was then uploaded to the DNA Database when it was enacted. Even though a suspect had been nominated in 2013 no DNA reference sample was available; it wasn’t until 2023 that a DNA reference sample was taken from him in relation to another matter. Following a search of the DNA Database, a match was found to the 10 year-old burglary.