Stockholm, Oct 08: British DNA tests on traces from the knife used to kill Sweden's Foreign Minister Anna Lindh have strengthened the case against a suspect held in connection with the murder, press reports said today. Police refused to disclose the results of a video-conference yesterday, in which experts from Britain's forensic science service briefed Swedish prosecutors, investigators, forensic scientists and police technicians. But reports say the DNA found on the knife matched that of 24-year-old Mijailo Mijailovic, who is being held in connection with the case. Swedish police asked the British lab to conduct tests because it has highly-sophisticated equipment which Sweden does not possess. The DNA results are expected to be a crucial part of the case brought by prosecutors, who have until Friday to gather evidence to bring formal charges against Mijailovic.

Swedish press reports are now speculating that there may be some complications in the DNA testing, including the possibility that Lindh's DNA may have been mixed with that of the murderer, making findings less certain.

Bureau Report