In this case, it was the wrong tool. A DNA test would be the way to go. It's non-invasive (just a check swab) and would have established if the woman is the mother of this child in particular, while the exam was invasive and just establishes if the woman is the mother of a child of the correct age.
In this case, it was the wrong tool. A DNA test would be the way to go. It's non-invasive (just a check swab) and would have established if the woman is the mother of this child in particular, while the exam was invasive and just establishes if the woman is the mother of a child of the correct age.
DNA test is not instant. They were checking people leaving the country for evidence of connection to an attempted murder.