Thief in Australia caught ... thanks to a leech!!!

Leeches have long been used in alternative medical practices, but police in Australia have found a new use for the slimy bloodsuckers: catching criminals.

In what is believed to be a world forensic first, blood from a leech which was gathered as evidence in a burglary in Tasmania eight years ago has been used to identify a thief who this week pleaded guilty to aggravated armed robbery.

Forensic officers discovered the leech in the living room of 71-year-old Fay Olson, who had been tied up while her house was robbed of $550 (£310) by two men wearing black hoods and armed with sticks in September, 2001. More...

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