US EditionCrucial evidence in Post Office scandal found in garage of retired computer expert after 30 years
- In 1998, Patricia Owen was convicted of theft related to a £6,000 discrepancy in the accounts of the Broad Oak branch located in Sturry, close to Canterbury.
- Her wrongful conviction was linked to faults in the Capture IT system, an accounting program implemented across thousands of branches from the early to late 1990s, which was known to produce errors during that period.
- A retired computer expert discovered the 'lost long' Capture documents in a garage, which included a critical report describing the software as 'an accident waiting to happen' that was known to the Post Office in 1998.
- This report concludes that reasonable doubt exists about any criminal offense in Mrs. Owen's case, and advocates describe the discovery as 'incredible' and express feeling 'betrayed' by the Post Office's actions.
- The discovery could posthumously exonerate Mrs. Owen and more than 100 other victims, prompting a government redress scheme and renewed calls to clear her name and acknowledge the suffering caused.
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Crucial evidence in Post Office scandal found in garage of retired com
A damning report into the faulty Post Office IT system that preceded Horizon has been unearthed after nearly 30 years – and it could help overturn criminal convictions. The document, known about by the Post Office in 1998, is described as “hugely significant” and a “fundamental piece of evidence” and was found in a garage by a retired computer expert. Capture was a piece of accounting software, likely to have caused errors, used in more than 2,0…
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