Paula Vennells breaks down as she tells Post Office inquiry she was misled
Ex-chief executive tells inquiry into Horizon scandal she had been unaware people were being wrongly prosecutedPost Office Horizon inquiry – live updatesThe former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells repeatedly broke down in tears as she told a public inquiry that she had been misled by her staff about the safety of the prosecutions of branch operators.Under questioning from Jason Beer KC, the inquiry’s lead counsel, about her knowledge of the faults in the Horizon IT system, which led to hundreds of people being wrongly persecuted over missing funds, Vennells claimed: “I was too trusting.” Continue reading...
Ex-chief executive tells inquiry into Horizon scandal she had been unaware people were being wrongly prosecuted
The former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells repeatedly broke down in tears as she told a public inquiry that she had been misled by her staff about the safety of the prosecutions of branch operators.
Under questioning from Jason Beer KC, the inquiry’s lead counsel, about her knowledge of the faults in the Horizon IT system, which led to hundreds of people being wrongly persecuted over missing funds, Vennells claimed: “I was too trusting.” Continue reading...