France - Karen Carter, 65, stabbed to death, Tremolat, Dordogne, 29 April 2025

[slowpoke]

Only tangentially related, perhaps, but…

Last night, I watched a docudrama on PBS called Mr. Bates vs The Post Office, not knowing what it was about, but it starred actor Toby Jones, who I have enjoyed prior.

It is about the “Post Office Horizon scandal”in the UK (1999-2015), which I’d not heard of. To my surprise, the company Fujitsu was mentioned several times, as the supplier of the Horizon system.

Many subpostmasters’ lives were destroyed; it was a very sad and infuriating situation.

I wondered, as a managing director with Fujitsu, if during his time with the company, Jean Francois Guerrier had to deal with this.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Sherlock) stars in this true story following one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history.

www.pbs.org

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know | Computer Weekly

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide covers essential information about the scandal.

www.computerweekly.com

 

[FromGermany1]

Only tangentially related, perhaps, but…

Last night, I watched a docudrama on PBS called Mr. Bates vs The Post Office, not knowing what it was about, but it starred actor Toby Jones, who I have enjoyed prior.

It is about the “Post Office Horizon scandal”in the UK (1999-2015), which I’d not heard of. To my surprise, the company Fujitsu was mentioned several times, as the supplier of the Horizon system.

Many subpostmasters’ lives were destroyed; it was a very sad and infuriating situation.

I wondered, as a managing director with Fujitsu, if during his time with the company, Jean Francois Guerrier had to deal with this.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Sherlock) stars in this true story following one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history.

www.pbs.org

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know | Computer Weekly

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide covers essential information about the scandal.

www.computerweekly.com

Terrible! And very interesting.

In November 2021, it opened a criminal investigation into Fujitsu staff who gave evidence in trials of subpostmasters. These were tech workers Gareth Jenkins and Anne Chambers.

 

[Rikissa]

There are several articles about Karen Carter in French media, but those I've seen have been for abonnents, although often there is a bit that can be read before they become locked (usually more than I've seen in other paywalled articles). I found this article in 'Sud Ouest', a newspaper covering Dordogne where she lived. There is a video showing the village where she lived, as well as some photos of Karen. I was able to watch the video, but I don't know if it's available in the US, I'll post the link, without translating the article.

Vidéo. En Dordogne, l’enquête se poursuit autour du meurtre d’une expatriée de 65 ans et Reine du foot

Karen Carter, originaire d’Afrique du Sud, s’était installée à Trémolat, où elle était parfaitement intégrée. Elle a été tuée de huit coups de couteau le 29 avril 2025. L’auteur est toujours recherché. Le point sur l’enquête

www.sudouest.fr

 

[Skigh]

Detectives probing brutal murder of Brit expat interview football team

Karen Carter, 65, was murdered in the Dordogne village of Trémolat, east of Bordeaux, in April last year.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Ssschu]

Detectives probing brutal murder of Brit expat interview football team

Karen Carter, 65, was murdered in the Dordogne village of Trémolat, east of Bordeaux, in April last year.

www.dailymail.co.uk

A former friend of Ms Carter told the latest edition of France's Sud Ouest (South West) newspaper: 'For her [Ms Carter], it had been over with her husband for a long time.

'But he didn't want to hear it. Karen had sent the divorce papers just before her death. She told me on Monday. On Tuesday, she was killed.'