Detectives investigating whether PCSO was murdered in revenge for her police work
Senior officers confirmed that none of Julia James s possessions were missing from the scene, suggesting it was not a robbery gone wrong
30 April 2021 • 5:08pm
Police forensic officers near the scene at Akholt Wood
Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA
Detectives investigating the murder of PCSO Julia James are looking at whether she was killed as a result of her work as a police officer, it has emerged.
Kent police revealed on Friday that the 53-year-old mother of two died of severe head injuries after being bludgeoned to death with a blunt object just a few hundred yards from her home in Kent.
Former Nottinghamshire Post Office worker on 14-year battle which destroyed his life
His conviction has been overturned
Former postmaster Harjinder Butoy, his wife Balbinder Butoy, father Kesar Singh outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, after his conviction was overturned (Image: PA)
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A former Nottinghamshire postmaster has spoken of a 14-year battle for innocence with the Post Office which he says destroyed his life.
Bransholme postmaster set for huge compensation payout as 50 new appeals launched Very significant sums are being sought
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Former subpostmasters Janet Skinner (left) and Tracy Felstead outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London (Image: PA Wire/PA Images)
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A Hull law firm has launched 50 new appeals relating to the Post Office Horizon scandal following a landmark day at the Court of Appeal last week.
St Albans minister truly sorry after dozens of post office workers wrongly convicted
Rev Paula Vennells issued the apology on Sunday as she announced she would take a step back from her regular church duties in the wake of the Horizon scandal
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Rev Paula Vennells (Image: PA)
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By Press Association 2021
Post Office court case
Former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells has quit as a non-executive director of high street chains Morrisons and Dunelm in the wake of the subpostmaster miscarriage of justice scandal.
In brief updates to the London Stock Exchange, both companies said she would be leaving the roles, which include responsibilities for setting executive pay and upholding corporate responsibility.
She took home £89,000 in fees from Morrisons and £30,000 from Dunelm in the past year, according to the latest published annual accounts.
Paula Vennells (Anthony Devlin/PA)
Dunelm chairman Andy Harrison said: “We respect Paula’s decision to step down from the board and I would like to thank her for the positive contribution she has made to the business since her appointment in September 2019.”