Oct 20th, 2009 - XinHua
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BEIJING, October 20 (Xinhuanet)-- A man has been convicted in Australia with the help of a blood sucking leech. Peter Alec Cannon was arrested by Australian Police in Tasmania after they identified his DNA in blood found in a leech found at a crime scene. It is believed to be the first such case that a leech has aided the conviction of a criminal.
The leech was recovered following a robbery at a 71-year-old woman's home 8 years ago. The 54-year-old and another person, who has not been caught, poked her with sticks and robbed her of 550 Australian dollars (510 U.S. dollars). Blood was taken from the animal and the DNA was placed on a data-base, but it was only recently that Cannon, who pleaded guilty to aggravated armed robbery, was picked up by police.
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