King told me Post Office scandal was 'dreadful', says oldest victim
Summary
Betty Brown, the oldest victim of the Post Office scandal, received an OBE honor from King Charles III. She asked the King to encourage the government to continue investigating those responsible for wrongly prosecuting hundreds of sub-postmasters due to faulty IT software.Key Facts
- Betty Brown, 93, was wrongly accused of theft because of errors in the Post Office's Horizon computer system.
- She and hundreds of others were prosecuted between 1999 and 2015 based on false evidence from Horizon.
- Brown and her late husband ran a Post Office branch in County Durham, which they lost after paying over £50,000 to cover false shortfalls.
- King Charles III called the scandal a "dreadful thing" and said it "should never have happened."
- Brown was awarded an OBE for her efforts to seek justice for affected sub-postmasters.
- Police warn the criminal investigation may be delayed by up to five years without more funding.
- Over £1.5 billion has been paid to more than 12,300 claimants through compensation schemes.
- The government described the scandal as an "appalling injustice" and is reviewing requests for additional funding.
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