Amer Hussain

Year conviction was overturned:
2023

Amer Hussain pleaded guilty to the theft of £3,367 on the basis of evidence from the Horizon computer system. He was sentenced to a Community Punishment and Curfew Order and was ordered to pay compensation of £6,746.85. His conviction was overturned when errors in the Horizon system were identified as underlying the evidence against him.

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  • Offence: Theft / fraud
  • Jurisdiction: England & Wales
  • County: Bristol 
  • Gender: M
  • Offence convicted of: Theft
  • Year of initial conviction: 2005
  • Year conviction was overturned: 2023
  • CCRC Referral: Y
  • Post Office Case: Y
  • Retrial: N