She describes herself as an ‘experienced senior HR leader’ and ‘a vibrant, collaborative and committed business leader’, but for those involved in the Horizon Post Office scandal, Angela van den Bogerd is one of the key players in what is described as the greatest miscarriage of justice in British history. Her appearance at the public … Read more
The Post Office’s former CEO is accused of being aware of problems with the Horizon IT system while sub-postmasters were prosecuted. (Alamy) Secret recordings provide the ‘final evidence’ that former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells was aware of problems with the Horizon IT system at the same time staff were being prosecuted, a former activist … Read more
Tracey Merritt had two branches in Dorset and was wrongly accused of taking £13,500 – DALE CHERRY Post Office investigators are said to have warned an innocent sub-postmistress not to contact her own daughter for 18 months, the Telegraph can reveal. Tracey Merritt has described how her family was ‘torn apart’ by an ‘aggressive’ investigation … Read more
Garbutt, 57, has spent the last 12 years in prison for the murder of wife Diana, 40, in their home above the post office they ran together in Melsonby, North Yorkshire – North Yorkshire Police/PA Robin Garbutt is either a cold-blooded killer, rightly languishing in prison for beating his wife to death and then concocting … Read more
Watch: Ian Hislop calls on Fujitsu bosses to pay £1m to Post Office victims Ian Hislop has called on Fujitsu bosses to pay £1million to each victim of the Post Office scandal in a self-styled “tirade”. On Wednesday, Rishi Sunak announced plans to exonerate all those wrongfully convicted in one of Britain’s most widespread miscarriages … Read more
Rob Wilson, who joined the Post Office in 2002 as head of criminal justice, sent an email warning of the ‘consequences’ of investigating the software The Post Office chose not to investigate problems with its Horizon software five years before the witch hunt ended, fearing it would undermine the prosecution, documents show. Between 1999 and … Read more
A Post Office investigator has denied that he and his colleagues “behaved like mafia gangsters” seeking “a reward with the threats and lies” of sub-postmasters. Stephen Bradshaw, a veteran post office worker, has been accused of bullying branch managers while investigating allegations of missing money in accounts. The criminal cases were based on evidence from … Read more
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells will hand back her CBE – TOM STOCKHILL Disgraced former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has bowed to pressure to hand back her CBE amid anger over her role in the Horizon IT scandal. She announced she will forfeit the honor “with immediate effect” after Rishi Sunak intervened and … Read more
Gareth Jenkins has postponed his appearance at the inquiry twice: Jeff Gilbert for the Telegraph The architect of the flawed Horizon IT system, who provided evidence used to convict sub-postmasters, has claimed immunity before agreeing to appear at the public inquiry. Gareth Jenkins, who is believed to have been instrumental in developing the software as … Read more