Scenes outside Leicester Crown Court after Colin Pitchfork was sentenced to life imprisonment after admitting the separate murders of Lynda Mann aged 15 (1983) and Dawn Ashworth aged 15 (1986), Friday 22nd January 1988. He was the first person convicted of murder based on DNA fingerprinting evidence, and the first to be caught as a result of mass DNA screening. Our Picture Shows ... scenes outside court.

Scenes outside Leicester Crown Court after Colin Pitchfork was sentenced to life imprisonment after admitting the separate murders of Lynda Mann aged 15 (1983) and Dawn Ashworth aged 15 (1986), Friday 22nd January 1988. He was the first person convicted of murder based on DNA fingerprinting evidence, and the first to be caught as a result of mass DNA screening.  Our Picture Shows ... scenes outside court. Stock Photo
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Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo

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2J2KKCA

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202.6 MB (8.1 MB Compressed download)

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10335 x 6851 px | 87.5 x 58 cm | 34.5 x 22.8 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

22 January 1988

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Mirrorpix

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