Nearly 30 years after Marina Koppel was brutally murdered in Westminster, the killer, Sandip Patel, has been brought to justice for the 1994 murder. New forensic techniques, including the analysis of a bloody footprint and a single hair left at the crime scene, were crucial in identifying Patel. The breakthrough in the case came when scientists were able to match Patel's DNA to the evidence, leading to his conviction for stabbing Koppel 140 times.
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🧵 30 years after Marina Koppel was brutally murdered in #Westminster her killer has been brought to justice. Met scientists used new forensic techniques to identify Sandip Patel after his DNA was found on a single hair that was left at the scene in 1994. https://t.co/C2XHRg5Wlz
A man has been convicted of killing a woman almost 30 years ago, with a bloody footprint and a hair stuck to a ring being used to identify him. https://t.co/vgwDjdAR7C
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