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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Subpostmaster’s wrongful conviction contributed to early death, widow says

A subpostmaster’s wrongful conviction over missing funds “massively contributed” to his early death aged 67, his widow has said.

Julian Wilson, who ran a post office in Astwood Bank, Worcestershire, took a plea deal in 2008 after auditors found more than £27,000 missing in the branch accounts.

He was among some 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses (SPMs) prosecuted between 2000 and 2014, based on information from the Horizon IT system, installed and maintained by Fujitsu.

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