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Both the prosecution and the defense on Thursday rested their cases in the retrial of the man accused of slaying Queens jogger Karina Vetrano.

The court heard about DNA evidence found on the 30-year-old’s mangled body — that they said matched alleged killer Chanel Lewis. While the defense tried to poke holes in the expert testimony, they also opted to rest without calling any witnesses.

Closing statements are scheduled for Monday morning, after which the case will be in the hands of the jury.

“We are getting much the same [case] that was the first time around,” said Robert Moeller, one of the defense attorneys. “It hadn’t really changed so, we will get ready for Monday and it’s gonna be up to the jury, and it is a different jury so it will be up to them, you know, ultimately.”

Jurors on the first jury had told The Post that they wanted to continue weighing the case before the judge pulled the plug and declared a mistrial when they failed to reach a consensus early on.

Four months after the controversial mistrial, prosecutors have tried to hammer home that Lewis gave a video confession to the heinous 2016 murder and have said there was enough DNA evidence to convict.

Lewis’ lawyers have said the confession was coerced and that the DNA is unreliable.

If convicted on charges of murder and aggravated sexual abuse, Lewis will face life in prison.

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