Widower of Post Office worker trying to clear her name loses appeal fight
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe widower of a former worker at a Manchester Post Office who was jailed for theft has lost a legal fight to clear her name.
Ian O’Donnell wanted judges to overturn the conviction of his wife Joanne, who died seven years ago aged 64. Three appeal judges recently considered the case of Mrs O’Donnell, who worked at North Levenshulme Post Office, and on Tuesday issued their judgment dismissing the appeal.
Lord Justice Holroyde, Mr Justice Picken and Sir Nigel Davis, who heard arguments at a Court of Appeal hearing in London in June, were told that Mrs O’Donnell had been convicted of theft and given a seven-month jail sentence after a trial at Manchester Crown Court in 2007. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) had referred the case to the Court of Appeal after being contacted by Mr O’Donnell.
A spokesman said the case had been referred in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal. Lawyers representing the Post Office opposed the appeal.
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