A retired chartered accountant ‘stabbed her fourth husband to death with a kitchen knife in a row over an iPad charger’ at their £300,000 home, it is alleged. Penelope Jackson, 65, has been charged with murdering David Jackson, 78, at the property in the village of Berrow, near Weston-super-Mare, on Saturday night. Mrs Jackson’s son-in-law, … Read more
A trainee accountant who feared her boyfriend did not love her enough, hanged herself in a bid for his attention, but inadvertently died, a coroner ruled today. Mother-of-one Ella Lomas, 24, was found by her boyfriend Bradley, after they had a relationship ‘tiff’ at a party. In an emotional conversation with her mother in the days … Read more
A high-flying accountant accused of defrauding his firm out of £1 million to blow on prostitutes could face jail over claims he lied to a court. Mohammed Asif Khan looked after the books for Tyneside-based North of England Coachworks Ltd, the north east’s largest vehicle bodyshop. But former bosses are suing the 42-year-old – who drives … Read more
A trainee accountant at one of the world’s biggest firms was sacked after accusing her boss of ‘mansplaining’ when he asked her to wear smarter clothes to work. Zhihui Lu joined KPMG as an audit assistant in 2015 after graduating from Durham with a degree in accounting and finance – but within two years bosses were raising … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. P.O. writes: I work in my own little business, and in 2012 I switched my two telephone lines … Read more