Former postmistress speaks of relief after decade of "mental torture" draws to a close

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Deirdre Connolly

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A former postmistress wrongly accused of fraud has told Q Radio of her relief that a High Court dispute with the Post Office has been settled.

Deirdre Connolly from Strabane was among more than 500 postmistresses and postmasters across the UK who took a group action over a defective computer system.

The group proved the system caused shortfalls in their financial accounts, which led to some being made bankrupt or even jailed.

Yesterday, the Post Office agreed to pay out almost £58m to those affected.

But the damage has already been done. 

Mrs. Connolly and another Northern Ireland woman Fiona Elliott from Clady had to give up their businesses as a result.

Deirdre said she wrongly had to repay £16,000 after the computer in the Killeter post office branch in Tyrone showed a deficit in 2010...

Some people in the area branded her a thief ...

Her health suffered as a result of the decade-long ordeal...

It could take weeks for individual compensation payments to be worked out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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