Witness Name: Ms Suzanne Palmer
Statement No.: WITN0224_01
THE POST OFFICE HORIZON INQUIRY
EXHIBIT WITNO224_01/1
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accounts of that post office in
aver up the fact she
Post Office money
irposes of the retail
fide of the business, which she
‘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.
the money to “~The fact the Post Office
back in
counts of false accounting, there.”
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serene 2 ot I hay she always Intended nis, Palmas from onan
developmermmitice will I to pay the money. wes Palmer, fom Sed
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beached ¢pesame place. I said: Over a period of time, Senet in Sising 1
said: honestly. fatsified the keep an honest account.
‘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
mon
‘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
exami
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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