FUJ00156443 - Royal Mail Memo from Jennifer Andrews to Post Office Security, Gary Thomas, Paul Southin and others RE: Regina v Robert James Humphrey and Jacqueline Ann Humphrey case no; POLTD 0809/0002

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Memo

11" February 2011

Post Office Security

c.c. Gary Thomas
Paul Southin
Press Office

REGINA v ROBERT JAMES HUMPHREY AND
JACQUELINE ANN HUMPHREY
CASE NO; POLTD/0809/0002

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The above named Defendants appeared at Norwich Crown Court on 10" February
2011, Mrs Humphrey attending under threat of being forcibly brought to Court under a

warrant, having initially failed to appear.

Both Defendants pleaded guilty on 11" December 2009, however the calculation of the
total loss was disputed and the case proceeded to a Trial of Issue (Newton Hearing),
which finally came before the Court for hearing on 15" and 16" November 2010, where
only Mr Humphrey was in attendance. As a result of cross examination and
documentation put to Mr Humphrey, the Defence concluded the loss as calculated and
charged on the Indictment was in fact correct and that this was the amount stolen by

the Defendants.

Both Mr and Mrs Humphrey were sentenced as follows:-

CHARGE

SENTENCE

1 Between the 1* day of September 2006 and
the 1% day of April 2008 stole £76,061.16
belonging to Post Office Limited (Contrary to
Section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968)

Mr Humphrey was sentenced to 27 months

imprisonment.

sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.

Mrs Humphrey was

No order was made in respect of costs or compensation

Although a timetable had initially been set for confiscation proceedings this was not
pursued as the Defendants’ have no realisable assets available to meet the loss.

This is another case where Horizon was challenged which resulted in a considerable
amount of additional work by Gary Thomas. His efforts, together with those of Gareth
Jenkins (Fujitsu), are evidenced by the successful outcome in this case.

Miss J S Andrews
Criminal Law Di

jennifer.andrews,

Ref: CRM/262316/JMcF/JA

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