The Trial of three former Tesco executives charged with fraud and false accounting has been abandoned.

Chris Bush, Tesco's former UK boss, John Scouler, Tesco's former commercial food director and Carl Rogberg, its former UK finance boss have been on trial for more than four months.


It emerged on Tuesday that Mr Rogberg had a heart attack last Thursday.


The Serious Fraud Office will decide in early March whether to pursue a re-trial. The men deny the charges.


Mr Rogberg, aged 51, remains in hospital awaiting surgery. His solicitor read out a statement on the steps of Southwark Crown Court: "Mr Rogberg is devastated at the news that the trial has been aborted.

"He waived his right to attend these last stages after he had given evidence himself for many days, and had participated in the last four and half months of the trial.


"He was always very anxious that this jury should be allowed to reach its verdict and is desperately sorry that they were prevented from doing so."




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