Two St Catherine-based police officers accused by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) of giving false statements have walked free after prosecutors offered no evidence when the matter came up for trial in the St Andrew Parish Court on Monday.

Sergeant Jason Bailey and District Constable Vaughn Sutherland, who were charged under the INDECOM Act with making false statements to investigators, were formally found not guilty after the prosecution disclosed that the case file was incomplete and key documents were still outstanding.

Parish Court Judge Alwayne Smith subsequently entered formal not guilty verdicts, bringing the matter to an end.