Post Office investigator deleted mention of Horizon failure, inquiry hears

Graham Ward questioned over edits to 2006 draft witness statement in case of wrongly convicted operative

A former Post Office investigator deleted part of a draft witness statement that referred to the Horizon IT system's failures, before the criminal prosecution of a post office operative, a public inquiry has heard.

Graham Ward, a former Post Office financial investigator, was questioned before a public inquiry examining what MPs have described as one of the biggest ever miscarriages of justice.