Clyde shipyard legend writes to every MSP after dropped fraud accusations against daughter
Jamie Webster is stepping up his calls for an independent investigation into the way the case was handled by the police and the Crown Office.
Clyde shipyard legend Jamie Webster is calling on the support of Scotland's Justice Secretary - Angela Constance - as he steps up calls for an independent inquiry into the way dropped fraud accusations against his daughter were handled.
Julie Webster was first accused of embezzling money from a foodbank she helped to start in 2016.
Prosecutors eventually dropped the case against her when they looked at bank statements proving she is innocent - something she had offered them two and a half years earlier.
He told Clyde 1: "I have written to every MSP in Scotland because I want them to support my MSP - Bob Dorris - in pushing for justice for my daughter.
"This is case is of national interest and goes way beyond the welfare of my family because today we are the ones fighting for justice for the wrongdoings against us.
"However, tomorrow it could be someone else's family in a different constituency."
Jamie and Julie met with the Procurator Fiscal, Moira Orr, in Glasgow earlier this year and he claims her apology was not good enough.
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He added: "Julie is good at putting a brave face on, but in actual fact she is a shadow of the person she was.
"She suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder over the way she was treated and I don't think I will ever get my true daughter back.
"I promised my wife, two days before she died, that I will continue to push for an independent inquiry and justice until the day I take my last breath."
A spokesperson for the Crown Office told Clyde 1: “We have responded to all matters raised on behalf of Ms Webster and have met and apologised to her for the delay in dealing with correspondence.
“Had it been dealt with earlier the decision to discontinue proceedings may have been made earlier.
“Should the evidential position change, the Crown reserve the right to raise proceedings.”
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: ‘‘We are aware of Mr Webster’s direct interest in how the police and Crown Office handled a specific case relating to his daughter.
“The Scottish Government cannot comment on individual cases.
“Any complaint into their actions is the independent operational responsibility of Police Scotland and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.”
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