| THE mother of an Essex teenager, whose DNA was added to a national database even though he had committed no offence, has enlisted the help of a human rights barrister in her fight to get her son's profile removed from the controversial register. "Although he had done nothing wrong, he was handed a form which banned him from returning to the area for 24 hours," she explained. The youngster was given a caution for breaking the ban, which meant officers had the right to take his photo, his fingerprints and a sample of his DNA. The mum is now liasing with a human rights barrister to ensure her son's DNA profile is removed from the database. She has also written to Herts & Essex police chiefs to air her views. |
