WITN02240100 Suzanne Palmer - Witness Statement

Evidence on official site

Witness Name: Ms Suzanne Palmer

Statement No.: WITN0224_01

THE POST OFFICE HORIZON INQUIRY

EXHIBIT WITNO224_01/1

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‘the same premises.

“it is not suggested Suzanne

Palmer intended to keep any

for herself, which 1s

why she is not being charged
with theft.

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counts of false accounting, there.”

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‘But after audi
the discrepancies in three
weekly records from January
and February last year, she
‘Admitied in a police interview
she had been doing the same
thing for weeks, possibly
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‘One way she allegedly
cooked the books was by over:
Stating the number of Scottish
‘or mutilated notes taken over

‘She is also accused of taking
home thousands of pounds
from the sale of scratchcards,

Planning
the lights

SOUTHEND seafront traders
will meet next week to look at
Their options for this year's
‘summer illuminations.

Roper Fisher, chairman of
the Southend Seafront
Tluminations and Business
‘Association, said some of the
set pieces along Marine Parade
hhad been damaged during last
week's gales and were boitig

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Mr Fisher said: “We are
tneartened by the fact the coun
cil has decided to continue 10
{give £90,000 towards the illum!
ations for this year. ‘There
‘concerns this would be

cut-as part of the council's
budget given the financial situ-
ation.”

College, in Southend,
reach for the lycra and bit the High
‘Street dressed as Batgirl, Supergirl
and Darth Vader.

‘They were asked to organise a

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