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EXCLUSIVE: The Post Office is now reviewing the cases of *900 postmasters* who may have been wrongfully convictedThe case are part of the IT Horizon scandal - Britain's biggest ever miscarriage of justice - and could be sent to Court of Appeal to be overturned. [1/n]
![EXCLUSIVE: The Post Office is now reviewing the cases of *900 postmasters* who may have been wrongfully convictedThe case are part of the IT Horizon scandal - Britain's biggest ever miscarriage of justice - and could be sent to Court of Appeal to be overturned. [1/n]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYz-_u6WAAkuVOs.png "EXCLUSIVE: The Post Office is now reviewing the cases of *900 postmasters* who may have been wrongfully convictedThe case are part of the IT Horizon scandal - Britain's biggest ever miscarriage of justice - and could be sent to Court of Appeal to be overturned. [1/n]")
Hundreds of the men and women who run local village Post Offices were wrongfully accused of taking money from their own tills.
They were bankrupted, hounded out of their jobs, or prosecuted - but it was later found the 'shortfalls' were likely to be because of a computer glitch
They were bankrupted, hounded out of their jobs, or prosecuted - but it was later found the 'shortfalls' were likely to be because of a computer glitch
Until recently we knew about 60 wrongful convictions that needed to be overturned.
To its credit Post Office has finally - after 20 years - opened its records to find out how deep the rot went.
900 cases is just extraordinary. There are 11,500 postmasters in the whole country!
To its credit Post Office has finally - after 20 years - opened its records to find out how deep the rot went.
900 cases is just extraordinary. There are 11,500 postmasters in the whole country!
We also publish the story of Newcastle postmistress Sarah Burgess-Boyde
She faced a two-year court ordeal after ÂŁ40,000 went 'missing'. She has never worked again and has battled depression ever since.
She first featured in the Mail in 2015: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3054706/Decent-lives-destroyed-Post-Office-monstrous-injustice-scores-sub-postmasters-driven-ruin-suicide-computers-really-blame.html
She faced a two-year court ordeal after ÂŁ40,000 went 'missing'. She has never worked again and has battled depression ever since.
She first featured in the Mail in 2015: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3054706/Decent-lives-destroyed-Post-Office-monstrous-injustice-scores-sub-postmasters-driven-ruin-suicide-computers-really-blame.html
A BBC R4 documentary broadcast on Wednesday will air new secret footage of her interview with Post Office managers.
She broke down as she said: 'I love my job, and I love my customers, why would I jeopardise that??'
But they sacked her and dragged her to court anyway.
She broke down as she said: 'I love my job, and I love my customers, why would I jeopardise that??'
But they sacked her and dragged her to court anyway.
Today the Justice for Sub-Postmasters Alliance launched a crowdfunding campaign to help more victims overturn their convictions at Court of Appeal.They want to raise an initial £25k so 'every unsafe conviction can be overturned.’
The link is here: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/post-office-scandal/
The 12-part BBC documentary series The Great Post Office Trial is on weekdays on Radio 4 from tomorrow at 1.45pm and then on and BBC Sounds.
The episode about Sarah's story will air on Wednesday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jf7j.
The episode about Sarah's story will air on Wednesday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jf7j.
Post Office has also put up a release about expanded review by independent law firm Peters & Peters into 900 convicted postmasters.
https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/secure-corporate/supporting-our-postmasters/historical-prosecutions/
A reminder that this is in addition to 61 cases which have been, or are in process of being, sent to the Court of Appeal.
https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/secure-corporate/supporting-our-postmasters/historical-prosecutions/
A reminder that this is in addition to 61 cases which have been, or are in process of being, sent to the Court of Appeal.
Summary of the numbers;
c.65 of 550 postmasters who won settlement in December had convictions
39 have been sent to court of Appeal and 22 will shortly follow (these are believed to be mostly from above group)
900 'potential' wrongful convictions are being reviewed.
c.65 of 550 postmasters who won settlement in December had convictions 39 have been sent to court of Appeal and 22 will shortly follow (these are believed to be mostly from above group) 900 'potential' wrongful convictions are being reviewed.
