Tesco chief’s heart attack ends fraud court case

A former Tesco executive on trial for fraud has said he is “devastated” the case was thrown out because he had a heart attack.

Carl Rogberg, 51, was standing trial alongside former colleagues Chris Bush, 51, and John Scouler, 49, at Southwark Crown Court.

All three were accused of failing to correct inaccurately recorded income figures for Tesco, which were published to auditors, other employees and the wider market.

The case, which started in September, is believed to have cost the taxpayer more than £5 million, with 31 days of evidence and 72 days in court.

It was plagued by delays and finally collapsed on Monday after Rogberg was rushed to hospital.

Rogberg said he was desperate for the trial to continue in his absence.