'You found nothing': Post office inquiry sees tense exchange

A postmaster’s concerns about errors in Horizon were dismissed as “unfounded”, the inquiry heard.

Post Office investigator, Robert Daily, questioned Peter Holmes about a shortage of more than £46,000 which was discovered during an audit.

Mr Holmes, a sub-postmaster from Newcastle, said he had “absolutely no idea” why there was a shortage but suggested Horizon may be at fault.

He said: “Unless it’s the Horizon that has let us down, there is no one who has stolen £40,000. I haven’t got it, it’s not in my bank account… I’ve spent too many years in the police force seeing things go wrong to start stealing money, I really do not know.”

Mr Daily later said checks were made and that the postmaster’s concerns were “unfounded”.

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