On Christmas Eve 2016, the body of Emilie Meng was found in a lake at Regnemarks Bakke in Borup. The trial commences on Tuesday in the Court of Næstved. (File photo).
Photo: Ida Guldbæk Arentsen/Ritzau Scanpix
Full day in court for DNA in Emilie Meng case
A full court day has been devoted to DNA evidence in the trial of a 33-year-old man accused of murdering 17-year-old Emilie Meng in 2016. The hearing will focus on witness testimonies about DNA, which may include evidence from blood, saliva, semen, or other biological traces. DNA analysis can determine the likelihood of a DNA sample belonging to a specific individual, with the most substantial level of proof being a one in a million probability that the DNA was left by that individual as opposed to anyone else in the Danish population. DNA evidence found earlier is considered incriminating for the defendant, who has been in custody since last May.