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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.
The Telegraph covers Lost Chances
Bullying and eating disorders: how children got caught up in Post Office scandal.
Group seeks compensation for young relatives who faced the fallout of their families’ reputations left in tatters.
Computer Weekly Covers LCSC Launch
Computer Weekly's Karl Flinders, who first broke the whole Post Office Scandal in 2009 and is a veteran in reporting the story ever since, covered the launch of Lost Chances on 14th March.
The children of victims of the Post Office scandal have formed a group that will hold Fujitsu’s European boss to his promise of support.
Subpostmaster Children Featured on ITV News
'It made our lives hell': Children of Post Office scandal victims seek compensation.
The stories of Katie Downey and Sophia Harris were featured on ITV News on the lunchtime and evening bulletins.
Lost Chances Lauched Today on BBC and ITV
Both the BBC and ITV covered the launch of Lost Chances for Subpostmaster Children, LCSC, on 14th March with filming taking place in both Manchester and Birmingham.
Good Morning Britain Interview Before Select Committee Hearing
Tim Brentnall and Tony Downey were interviewed live on Good Morning Britain on 27th Feb, the day the Business and Trade Select Committee hearing was due to take place at the House of Commons, where they both were called to give evidence.