Metropolitan Police 's crime museum. He told his anecdote as MPs debated the Forensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy Bill.The proposed legislation seeks to create a watchdog to monitor forensic science laboratories.Appearing in the Commons on Friday, Mr Malthouse rose to his feet to intervene on a speech being made by Labour MP Rupa Huq.He said: "I just wanted to share a small anecdote with the House."In the early days of fingerprinting, the Metropolitan Police were in pursuit of a particular criminal who was apparently apprehended in Germany."They sent away to the German police to ask for this criminal's, he sadly deceased, fingerprints to be sent so they could close the case."And the German police amputated his hands and sent.
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