A Post Office fraud investigator behaved 'disgustingly' and used 'language you might see in a 1970s TV detective show' - including calling a woman a 'b****' - an inquiry into the Horizon scandal heard today.
Stephen Bradshaw has been employed at the Post Office since 1978 and was involved in the criminal investigation of nine subpostmasters, including Lisa Brennan, a former counter clerk at a post office in Huyton, near Liverpool.
She was wrongly convicted of stealing £3,000 in 2003, leading to a spiral of misery that saw her lose her marriage and attempt an overdose before becoming homeless with her daughter - relying on family members for food.