BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 13:08:00
He said it would be a crime to send me to prison. hash had been a magistrate but was in the dock himself, accused of stealing money from the post office. he was given a suspended sentence and ordered to do almost 200 hours of community service. that conviction was overturned nine years later. the village shop is, of course, no longer a post office and his customers are fully aware of what he's been through. we had a party when the conviction was overturned, there was a big party and celebrations here in the shop, so, yeah, it's been really, really awful for all involved. misfortune for them bu...