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Queensland could launch an inquiry into its state-run forensics lab amid reports police are reviewing sexual assault cases dating back to 2018.
Potential problems with the lab first came to light as a result of The Australian's podcast series Shandee's Story about the investigation into the 2013 death of Shandee Blackburn.
The newspaper on Wednesday reported Queensland Police are reviewing hundreds of sexual assault cases involving evidence reported as having 'insufficient DNA for processing'.
The government has ordered a review into the systems and processes at the state-run Forensic DNA Analysis Unit.
Shandee Blackburn, 23, died after being brutally stabbed more than 20 times while walking home
