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ITV Border story about Katie
'I need her to look at us and see the pain they've caused', says daughter of former sub-postmaster.
Katie Downey, daughter of former Lake District sub-postmaster Tony Downey, has said she wants the inquiry to see the pain and the scandal has caused to the family of sub-postmasters.
Good Morning Britain interview with Katie, Rebekah and Fraser
One of the post office's most senior managers, Angela van den Bogerd, faces big questions today at the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal, which saw the lives of hundreds of sub-postmasters totally devastated by allegations of theft and false accounting.
Article in Japan's The Asahi Shimbun
Post office incident victims' "children's group" launched, fund to be established, contact with Fujitsu.
A London Bureau interview with Katie Downey was published on 11th April in Japan’s leading ‘liberal’ paper of record, The Asahi Shimbun.
Adi Misra featured on Sky News
Hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses had their reputations ruined by allegations of theft and false accounting, with many left bankrupt or in prison, as a result of a computer system called Horizon.
Supporting the campaign is Adi Misra, whose pregnant mother Seema was wrongly imprisoned for nearly five months.
Private Eye - "Children Act"
Private Eye has published a news story about Lost Chances and Fujitsu's Paul Patterson.
Westmorland Gazette feature
THE daughter of a former Lake District subpostmaster has founded a support group for the children of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal.
ITV Border Interview with Katie
The daughter of a former Lake District sub-postmaster has set up a support group for the children of victims and is also calling for additional compensation.
Speaking to ITV Border, Katie Downey spoke of how the Horizon scandal destroyed her relationship with her parents.
Labour Hub's Rosie Brocklehurst Coverage
So how many children of Subpostmasters were affected? We just don’t know yet. We do not know for certain even now the exact number of Subpostmasters who have been affected. We can say for certain, however, that nothing has been done by the Post Office itself to hear the voices of the children who were harmed.
Lost Chances Featured in Daily Mail
Children caught up in the Horizon Post Office scandal tell how they 'suffered from eating disorders and were bullied so badly they became mute' after prosecutions destroyed families' reputations.