BP employee on trial for 'destroying' SMS evidence in oil spill

A US jury is deciding whether a former BP engineer broke the law or harmlessly swiped his finger across a mobile phone when he deleted hundreds of text messages in the aftermath of the deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

BP employee on trial for 'destroying' SMS  evidence in oil spill

A US jury is deciding whether a former BP engineer broke the law or harmlessly swiped his finger across a mobile phone when he deleted hundreds of text messages in the aftermath of the deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Jurors met in New Orleans for about an hour and a half before asking to go home for the night. They will resume deliberations today.

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