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 before ...

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

One of three lifeguards on trial following the death of a man at a pool in Armagh, said he believes "what I did at the time was the best I could... with the knowledge I had". Christopher Rogers, 20, ...

Christopher Rogers (20) suffered a hypoxic blackout and drowned while trio on duty at Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh ...

There were "utterly catastrophic consequences" because three lifeguards failed to show reasonable care towards a swimmer who ...

The jury have heard that having swam two and a half lengths of the Orchard Leisure Centre pool underwater Mr Rogers broke the surface and then, having tragically suffered a hypoxic blackout, the ...

A witness has told a court how he helped drag Christopher Rogers to the surface of a swimming pool, before he and a lifeguard pushed him out. Mr Rogers, who was 20, died following a swim session ...

There were “utterly catastrophic consequences” because three lifeguards failed to show reasonable care towards a strong and accomplished swimmer who tragically blacked out and ...

A lifeguard accused of breaching his duty of care after a strong swimmer drowned told a jury he believes “what I did at the time was the best I could have done with the knowledge I had at that time”.

When the trial was formally opened last Thursday, the jury heard how Mr Rogers had swam two and a half lengths of the pool underwater when he broke the surface and then “sank to the bottom of ...

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