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Witness Statement
(CJ Act 1967, s9; MC Act 1980, ss 5A(3)(@)
‘and 58, MC Rules 1981, r 70)
Statement of Keith Noverre
Age if under 18 Over 18 (if over 18 insert ‘over 18')
This statement (consisting of three (3) pages ‘each signed by me) is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief and I make it knowing that, if it is tendered in evidence, I shall be liable to prosecution if I have
wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe true.
Datedthe 8" dayof January 2009
GRO
1 am employed by Post Office Ltd as an Auditor and have held this position since
September 2003. My duties involved the verification of stock, cash and vouchers by
performance of audit at all Post Office Outlets.
On Monday 14" January 2008, I attended West Byfleet Post Office, 14 Station
Approach, West Byfleet, KT14 6NG, Branch Code (126023) to carry out an audit
together with my two colleagues, Sue Le May and Chris Stevens. I arrived at the Post
Office at about 08.30 hours and I introduced myself and my colleagues to a member of
staff namely, Mr Ali Raza when he arrived at the Post Office at 08.40 hours. Mr Raza
allowed my colleagues and me into the Post Office secure area and an audit of the Post
Office commenced. Soon afterwards Mr Davinder Misra, husband of the
subpostmistress, Mrs Seema Misra arrived and said that his wife was visiting relatives
and would come to the Post Office a little while later.
At 10.45 hours on the 144" January 2008, Mrs Seema Misra arrived at the Post Office
and immediately informed me that the Post Office accounts would be short for an
amount of £50,000 to £60,000. Mrs Misra explained to me that about a year ago,
Signature I G RO 1 Signature witnessed by
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Witness Statement
(Ci Act 1967, s9; MC Act 1980, ss 5A(3)(a) and 5B, MC Rules 1981, 70)
Continuation of statement of Keith Noverre
GRO I around £89,000 from the Post Office. Mrs Misra
Office Ltd about this and had been falsely adjusting her balances to show a clear trading
position at the end of each period. .
I then telephoned Paul Dawkins of the Post Office Investigation Team and Tony Hills,
Network Compliance Audit Manager to inform them of what Mrs Misra had told me.
West Byfleet Post Office uses six stock units and three of them were still in the previous
balance period. I asked Seema to balance the three stocks so that they could be put
into the current trading period which was 10 and to then complete a final balance.
Seema signed the Final Branch Trading Account for the period 42™ December 2007 to
the 14” January 2008 and I now exhibit it as KNIO1.
I discovered that in the suspense account of exhibit KN/01 there was an amount of
£30,930.07 being held under the heading “all Currencies Awaiting Collection C Fwd’.
There was an amount of £27,000 held in cash pouches and an amount of £3,930.07
held in currency in pouches. Seema showed me the two grey pouches with rem slips
dated the 9" January 2008 enclosed. Both pouches had been remmed out using
Seema’s log on code of SMI001 but there was no cash. The currency pouch was not to
hand and Seema could not offer an explanation regarding this. I exhibit as KN/02 the
remittance pouch and slips for £13,000 and KN/03 the remittance pouch and slips for
£14,000.
The final audit report revealed the following discrepancies;
Stock AA -£37,395.47
Stock BB -£209.68
Stock Gc an £2444.60 0
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Witness Statement
(CJ Act 1967, 59; MC Act 1980, ss 5A(3)(a) and 68, MC Rules 1981, 70)
Continuation of statement of Keith Noverre
Stock DD £738.77
OOH Clear
SMI -£2,891.25
Rem Pouches -£27,000.00
Currency Pouch -£3,930.07
Audit Result -£74,609.84 (excluding £3,034.03 — existing debt)
I have written an audit report of what occurred on this day and I produce this as exhibit
Signature! G RO ! Signature witnessed by
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