Post Office scandal: former CEO admits evidence was false

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has begun giving evidence at the Horizon inquiry.

The ex-CEO broke down in tears four times during her testimony.

Almost a thousand subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted and many believe Ms Vennells was at the heart of an orchestrated cover-up.

But much of her defence today focused around shifting blame, and in her words, being too trusting.

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[nimuehstorm]

She's crying because she was caught. Horrible woman.

[alastairwallace]

Prison, sue her to return all the money to her victims and the taxpayer

[DSQueenie]

How can she say she didn’t know when she was in charge. She’s either lying or massively incompetent.

[JugglinJellyTake]

She should be kept in custody pending trial along with the other Post Office staff involved.

[billellis]

She got caught end off, nothing is ever going to happen to her, unlike those who ended there life, those imprisoned.
She needs her pension removed her golden hand shake returned.

Then jailed

[bunbwre]

Self-centered, raving narcissist who didn't care about anyone. She was never going to admit any guilt and couldn't possibly be wrong at the time or now. She is lying now to save her own skin, and that crying was thrown in to make out she cared.

[ljt]

She's been taking lessons from Matt Hancock.

[jamesdunlop]

she is just annoyed that she was caught out. Not that she feels sorry for the post masters

[TihetrisWeathersby]

Fake tears, She needs to go behind bars

[honorw]

She needs to go to jail. How dare she cry when people have died and she didn't give a toss!

[ericdingman]

She’s putting on act here trying to pretend empathy. Fake ignorance. Real con.

[MixedUpSignals]

I have watched hours of this woman body swerving the truth today. She absolutely refuses to take responsibility. I believe her to be a nasty person at the helm of a nasty corporation. I found her sniveling sickening.

[wilsonx]

She was so sorry that when she found out they were at fault she decided to double down, spend a million pound to cover it up and share the money they stole from postmasters to pay herself and shareholders in dividends.The audacity of her crocodile tears.

[peterbennett]

She is caught out time after time not telling the truth. Disgusting behaviour with Mr Griffiths. She must be arrested immediately. The public must see justice

[MisterHampshire]

Emotions are odd things. Sobbing now, funny how a couple of years ago she was laughing all the way to the bank.

[DaveCorbey]

They don't need another special law, they just need to send them to prison, for perverting the course of justice, 4 - 7 years are the guidlines for the harm and seriousness. This will then really prevent it happening again!

[mitchelnorton]

Crocodile tears. She knew exactly what was happening, she just didn't care.

[truthteller]

EVIL, EVIL woman, who is only shedding tears now she is being held accountable.

Those tears are for herself, not for her victims, the innocent people she persecuted and prosecuted.

[Ex-expat]

Either she should be charged for incompetence or for lying and misleading the public.

[slxbhjk]

Disgusting. She needs to have her assets seized and spend a lengthy time in prison