were on duty the night Mr Rogers died. Each faces a single count that being employees, they were in breach of their duty to others on 7 April 2017 in that they “failed to take reasonable care ...

All three men have pleaded not guilty. Newry Crown Court previously heard that on the day of his death Mr Rogers, who was an experienced swimmer, had been swimming underwater for about a minute ...

Christopher Rogers was 20-years-old when he died after training in the swimming pool at Orchard Leisure Centre in April 2017. | UTV News ...

The trial of three lifeguards charged over the death of swimmer Christopher Rogers has heard statements made by each of the defendants to the police and health and safety investigators.

A jury today unanimously acquitted three lifeguards of breaching their duty of care to an accomplished swimmer who tragically suffered a hypoxic blackout and drowned.

In the weeks and months after Mr Rogers’ death, changes were made to rules and regulations in swimming pools across the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council area and additions were ...

Christopher Rogers, 20, passed away after blacking out during a swim training session at Armagh’s Orchard Leisure Centre in April 2017 ...

Mr Rogers, 20, died at the Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh in 2017. Cathal Peter Forrest McVeigh, 35, of Dunamony Road in Dungannon, James Monaghan, 26, of Folly Lane in Armagh and William Holden ...

Tributes have been paid to a Trowbridge historian who spent more than half a century meticulously documenting the history of the county town.

Christopher Rogers, who was 20, died during a swim session at the Orchard Leisure Centre in April 2017. Cathal Peter Forrest McVeigh, 35, of Dunamony Road in Dungannon, James Monaghan, 26, of Folly ...