Change of evidence by garda ‘a grave concern’

Change of evidence by a garda witness in a firearms retrial was a matter of grave concern to the court, a judge has said.

Judge John Aylmer made his comments at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the trial of Jamie Tighe, 22, who had denied three counts of possession of firearms at Primrose Grove, Darndale, Dublin, on September 7, 2012.

Judge Aylmer directed a jury to find Mr Tighe of Primrose Grove not guilty of three charges of possessing a 12 gauge sawn off shotgun and ammunition.