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BBC News | King told me Post Office scandal was 'dreadful', says oldest victim
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Betty Brown, the 93‑year‑old who was the oldest surviving victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal, said King Charles III told her the wrongful prosecutions of sub‑postmasters were “a dreadful thing” that “should never have happened” when she received her OBE at Windsor Castle. Brown, whose branch in County Durham was forced to close after the faulty Horizon system falsely implicated her in theft, appealed to the monarch to urge the prime minister to pursue police investigations and bring those responsible to justice. She dedicated her honour to the many sub‑postmasters who suffered loss and highlighted that, despite a £1.5 billion redress scheme, victims have received little compensation and the criminal inquiry risks further delays without additional funding. Her meeting with the king underscored the ongoing call for accountability in what has been described as one of the widest miscarriages of justice in British legal history.
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