A former Post Office investigator has said he still believes a branch manager, whose conviction was overturned after his death, stole money from his Post Office.
Raymond Grant told the Horizon IT inquiry on Wednesday, that he considered William Quarm to be guilty.
Mr Quarm pleaded guilty in 2010 to embezzling money, to try to avoid going to prison.
Mr Quarm pleaded guilty in 2010 to embezzling money, to try to avoid going to prison.
His widow, Anne, told the BBC she was “astonished” that Mr Grant would say this, and that Mr Grant being compelled to attend the inquiry “says it all about his attitude”.
Mrs Quarm previously told the BBC the threat of jail had been devastating. “The fear in his eyes – I’ll never forget it,” she said.
Mr Quarm ran a Post Office branch in North Uist, Scotland. After his conviction he was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.
Speaking to the public inquiry, which is tasked with finding out how the UK’s biggest miscarriage of justice took place, the ex-investigator eventually broke down in tears and apologised.
But earlier he told the inquiry he still believed Mr Quarm’s conviction had been correct.
A former Post Office investigator has said he still believes a branch manager, whose conviction was overturned after his death, stole money from his Post Office.
Mr Quarm pleaded guilty in 2010 to embezzling money, to try to avoid going to prison.
Raymond Grant told the Horizon IT inquiry on Wednesday, that he considered William Quarm to be guilty.
His widow, Anne, told the BBC she was “astonished” that Mr Grant would say this, and that Mr Grant being compelled to attend the inquiry “says it all about his attitude”.
Mr Quarm pleaded guilty in 2010 to embezzling money, to try to avoid going to prison.
Mr Quarm pleaded guilty in 2010 to embezzling money, to try to avoid going to prison.
His widow, Anne, told the BBC she was “astonished” that Mr Grant would say this, and that Mr Grant being compelled to attend the inquiry “says it all about his attitude”.
Mrs Quarm previously told the BBC the threat of jail had been devastating. “The fear in his eyes – I’ll never forget it,” she said.
Mr Quarm ran a Post Office branch in North Uist, Scotland. After his conviction he was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.
Speaking to the public inquiry, which is tasked with finding out how the UK’s biggest miscarriage of justice took place, the ex-investigator eventually broke down in tears and apologised.
But earlier he told the inquiry he still believed Mr Quarm’s conviction had been correct.
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