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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Paolo Villanueva

Post Office Horizon Scandal: 13 Postmasters Dead by Suicide, 59 'Considered It' After False Theft Claims

Sir Wyn Williams addressing the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry via a livestream (Credit: Guardian News/YouTube)

The Post Office Horizon Scandal has a tragic toll resulting in the deaths of more than 13 people by suicide. It has also driven 59 more to contemplate killing themselves.

This was noted in initial findings from a public inquiry labelling the worst miscarriage of justice in UK history. The 162-page volume one report was authored by Sir Wyn Williams, a retired judge who chaired the hearings.

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