Jury told to find garda not guilty on five counts over alleged motor insurance record tampering

Jury told to find garda not guilty on five counts over alleged motor insurance record tampering

Tom Flavin denies all 22 charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice as the jury prepares to deliberate on the remaining 17 counts.

Jury told to find Garda not guilty on five of 22 charges of perverting the course of justice

A JURY in the trial of a Limerick Garda accused of “sorting out” motoring offences for drivers were directed by the trial judge that they should find him not guilty of some of the charges. Tom Flavin, (51), Rathkeale Garda Station, Co Limerick, should be acquitted of all of the charges as there is no real evidence against him, his barrister, senior counsel, Mark Nicholas, said in his closing speech to the jury on Thursday. Mr Flavin went on tria…