Pregnant thief scandal raises vital issues of fairness e-n.org.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from e-n.org.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
To the congregation of St Owen’s in the village of Bromham, she was known as Reverend Paula and her dedication and kindness down the years endeared her to parishioners.
The 62-year-old softly spoken mother of two worked for good causes (the plight of Latin American street children was particularly close to her heart) and was a trustee of Hymns Ancient & Modern, a charity devoted to ‘the advancement and promotion of religion’.
She also gave talks on the importance of her own Christian beliefs.
She took services most Sundays, either at St Owen’s or at one of two neighbouring churches that make up the small Bedfordshire parish.
Ordained priest Paula Vennells was last seen at her multi-million pound home in Bedfordshire last Friday
She made £4.5million in seven years, got a CBE and had boardroom jobs with Dunelm and Morrisons
Mrs Vennells has now quit all her public roles, including with the Church of England after the scandal
Calls for her to be investigated as 39 postmasters wrongly convicted of stealing amid flaws of IT system
Former Post Office boss steps back from church role in wake of miscarriage of justice scandal telegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Post Office scandal - the West Midlands postmasters forced to sell homes, jailed or died before clearing their names
The convictions of 39 sub-postmasters, punished, humiliated and, in some cases, incarcerated and ruined for something they did not do, have been quashed. Sadly, some died before they saw their names cleared
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