Former boss accuses staff

A former Specsavers director from Merthyr Tydfil, accused of defrauding Bro Taf Health Authority of £56,000, told a court his staff wanted to see him knocked off his pedestal.

Giving evidence at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, Roger King claimed that the only reason his former employees would accuse him of being part of the scam was because it was the workers against the boss, according to a report in the South Wales Echo (November 14).

King has denied the allegation of bullying staff into making false NHS claims between January and July 2003 when in charge of the branch. Three former staff have already admitted the fraud charge.