Glasgow MSP calls for inquiry after woman accused of stealing money from foodbank
Bob Doris is writing to Police Scotland and the Crown Office after charges against Julie Webster were dropped in 2019.
Last updated 16th Oct 2023
Maryhill and Springburn MSP Bob Doris is writing to Police Scotland and the Crown Office after a woman was wrongly accused of stealing money from a foodbank.
He is supporting Clyde shipyard legend Jamie Webster's calls for an independent inquiry into the way his daughter Julie was treated.
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The Crown Office dropped the case against her because she was able to prove she is innocent through bank statements which she had offered up two and a half years earlier.
Jamie Webster MBE exclusively told Greatest Hits Radio: "I have many nights going to bed where I have been stressed out of my mind over this.
"However, I have always known I am doing the right thing.
"This has turned our lives upside down and I made a promise to my wife when she died that I would continue to fight for justice."
Julie was forced to move away from Summerston because of trolling and gave up her studies at college.
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Jamie has been to Edinburgh to protest outside of Holyrood.
He tearfully added: "An ordinary family does not have the finances to go to court so we have to stand up for what is right.
"I will expose all the wrongdoing until the day I die."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We have received a letter and will respond in due course."
A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: “Correspondence has been received and is being considered. It will be responded to in due course.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We have received a letter and will respond in due course."