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DNA Analysis Identifies 13 Possible Fathers

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A team of three lawyers and a geneticist from King's College London is using commercial DNA databases to identify absentee soldier fathers. The process involves collecting DNA samples from participants in Kenya to establish paternity in UK courts.

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DNA testing paternity legal rights

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Sources · 7 independent

BBC Radio 4

“The team here consists of three lawyers and a geneticist from King's College London. If they find the fathers, they will take them to court in the UK.”

BBC Radio 4

“On an unusually sunny March day in London, I meet lawyer James Netto. Over the last three months, he and his colleagues have uploaded the DNA samples taken in Kenya”

BBC Radio 4

“Kathy and her mum Maggie provided so much information about Kathy's father. His name, his Facebook account. James has managed to track him down to a town on the south coast of England.”

BBC Radio 4

“By the summer of 2024, DNA analysis has identified 13 possible fathers. I spend days scouring the internet, trying to find more information about these men.”

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