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Postmaster Lee Castleton says the Post Office spent 拢320,000 suing him over 拢25,000 he was falsely accused of stealing.
He was made bankrupt after he lost a two-year legal battle with the Post Office but a recent ruling found problems with accountancy software which could instead be to blame for the losses.

The Post Office has apologised and accepts its "past shortcomings." For two decades, the Post Office pursued hundreds of its workers over accounting discrepancies with its Horizon IT system, accusing people of theft, fraud or false accounting. Many were fired, made bankrupt or even sent to prison. Mr Castleton described how he and his family were abused, including an incident where his daughter was spat at, because "local people presumed I was a thief".

The former stockbroker, who bought a seafront Post Office branch in 2003, said he began to notice thousands of pounds in losses from his accounts within months of taking over the business."We just couldn't understand where the losses were coming from.....the Post Office decided to make an example of me."

Following an audit, Mr Castleton's branch was found to have a 拢25,000 shortfall. He was subsequently suspended.

The Post Office spent the next two years pursuing him for the missing money.

This clip is originally from File on 4, February 11, 2020

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