Rubber glove link to murder accused, court is told
FORENSIC tests on a piece of rubber glove found near the body of a Doncaster prostitute were a DNA match for her and a partial match for the man accused of her murder, a court heard.
Police also found a single condom which returned a DNA match for Alan Gregory - the man accused of her murder - and a partial match for mum-of-two Claire Laggan.
Forensic expert Valerie Tomlinson told Sheffield Crown Court the latex fingertip was stuck to a 30cm strip of gaffer tape recovered from where the body was found in a car in woods near Rowena Infant School in Conisbrough.
It also had the victim's hair on it.
Giving evidence at Sheffield Crown Court, Ms Tomlinson, from the Forensic Science Service, said: "I consider the tape may have been across her mouth although no saliva was detected on the tape. But it had been raining heavily and her mouth may not have been open.
"Its length is appropriate for such a use but it's possible rain may have washed the evidence away."
Tests on the condom indicated the couple had sex, she added.
Claire Laggan's body was found on January 13, three weeks after she went missing.
She had been viciously beaten over the head before her body was wrapped in bin bags.
She is believed to have been killed in countryside at Denaby Crags before being dumped near the school.
Gregory, aged 36, of Castle Well, Denaby, denies murder.
The case continues.
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