Jury reaches no verdict in case alleging urine sample was tampered with

A jury yesterday failed to reach a verdict in the case of a post office manager accused of perverting the course of justice.

Kevin Rogers, aged 50, of Mote Park, Roscommon, had denied carrying out an act tending to pervert the course of public justice by interfering with or tampering with potential evidence in a drink-driving probe.

The trial at Roscommon Circuit Criminal Court heard a urine sample had been taken from Michael Lyons, a post officer worker and close friend of Mr Rogers, arising from a traffic accident on Mar 3, 2012.