Jye Symes, 37, sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after doctoring documents to implicate woman
Victoria police detective Jye Symes pleaded guilty to engaging in misconduct in public office over falsified evidence used in a failed case against a Melbourne woman.Victoria police detective Jye Symes pleaded guilty to engaging in misconduct in public office over falsified evidence used in a failed case against a Melbourne woman.
But the court heard a woman who was registered as a tenant of the property, but was not present at the time of the police search, was also arrested, interviewed and had her DNA taken for analysis. Only after the victim’s lawyers asked for more details from the forensic biologist was the deception uncovered. Prosecutors subsequently withdrew all charges against the woman.
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