Thomas Edward McKenna died of a heart attack aged 62 in April 1993 and is buried at St John's cemetery in Elswick, Newcastle. Last March his son, Eric McKenna, 58, was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court for 23 years after being convicted of the rape of two women in 1983 and 1988. She hopes DNA samples could prove the innocence of her husband and the guilt of his father, who had a history of violence towards women. 'As you will hear later, DNA from the man who attacked both women is the same as Mr McKenna's.' He said that after examining evidence used at McKenna's trial he considered 'the entire case against Mr McKenna relied upon the DNA evidence against him.'

Source: Daily Mail February 07, 2019 11:18 UTC