‘I blame the Post Office for my husband’s death’: Widow speaks about Horizon compensation | ITV News

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For the twenty years of her widowhood, Gowri has wondered: what really happened on the last day of her husband's life.
The facts of his death are simple. But the sudden financial crisis that drove him to suicide remains mysterious.
"There were two officers. And I think the police also came. And I asked them, 'where is he? Where is my husband?' And they said he is under audit. Under investigation."
Jayakanthan ran a string of convenience stores. And he'd recently taken on a Post Office branch in west London. Suddenly, there was money missing from its accounts.
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@veronicabatteham9864 21 день назад

If the CEO doesn't do jail time ,then the inquiry is a farce 😡

@eisbeinGermany 21 день назад

and we all know its just a farce,

@Mr-sn2ni 20 дней назад

If you think any inquiry holds true accountability, you're mistaken. It's all pre-planned theater, ensuring they can proclaim innocence once the charade concludes.

@blue_jay31 20 дней назад

For sure ! 😢

@onx99 21 день назад

Paule and her criminal cronies need to face jail time.

@eisbeinGermany 21 день назад

but we know it will never happen, in history which person in like these cases have been prosecuted, politicians protect each other, because if one admits liability then it will snow ball down the chain, 99.99 % of politicians are corrupt, they are there only for money gain and not for the people,

@Doddster1983 20 дней назад

Serious double digit jail time imho

@janeday9148 21 день назад

This Post Office scandal has shown there is something evil at the top of our society I am so sorry that you and your poor Husband have been subjected to these greedy incompetent people & that the Government & the Justice System allowed it to happen

@David-xs9hc 21 день назад

Would have to agree everything good seems to be disappearing from this country a replaced with unrelenting greed for money, which is the root of all evil. The gov is an absolute disgrace a is obviously corrupt to the core. Sad times.

@eisbeinGermany 21 день назад

it happens world wide

@Dwina5892 21 день назад

My heart bleeds for you and your children. My view from the top down of Post Office Executives needs to be charged, tried, and jail for your husband & others

@noelfleming3567 21 день назад

👍👏👏

@John-lp5xh 21 день назад

Mine doesn't

@eisbeinGermany 21 день назад

of which we all know will never happen,worldwide its has never happened, 99,99 % of politicians are corrupt and dishonest,

@ashleywilson2072 20 дней назад

Sadly corporate crime is very rarely prosecuted in the UK. Nobody was ever prosecuted over Grenfell. News International was not prosecuted over phone hacking, despite the wealth of evidence. The UK has not prosecuted any corporation, or it's senior management, in 10 years. I doubt anybody involved in this scandal will be charged. They got away with it. Which is why the Fujitsu and post office management appear so smug at the enquiry. They know nothing will happen to them. Their income, savings and capital are safe.

@user-bl8zw4ol1j 20 дней назад

They were HUMAN lives mental woman and children what has origin to do with it

@scottiedog4236 21 день назад

Unbelievable I feel nothing but absolute RAGE 😡

@leannetrotter4414 21 день назад

YOU GIVE HER THE MONEY AND NOW !!!

@donnaalexander1670 21 день назад

There was no missing money. Why don’t they ever state that. It was horizon’s own malfunctioning. There was no money gone.

@Tyrrituil 21 день назад

The money the postmasters were forced to pay did all go missing however, it seems Funny that

@user-ch7hp2oc7w 20 дней назад

@@Tyrrituilit goes into the post 😮office profits

@Pippins666 20 дней назад

since Fujistu staff could access the system with no checks, balances or audit trails, there is EVERY possibility that it was stolen by Fujitsu, yet this bunch of incompetent crooks STILL manage many government services costing the country billions

@mariewalmsley6143 21 день назад

This is heartbreaking , having an enquiry isn't enough there should be criminal charges.

@noelfleming3567 21 день назад

Fully agree crimes were committed

@Stan_55UK 21 день назад

There surely must be. I have heard talk of crowd funding to bring this corrupt organisation to justice. I will certainly donate to any such cause.

@soundseeker63 21 день назад

The human cost of this scandal has been truly heartbreaking. Yes, you can financially compensate people (and even that isn't happening in many cases!) but how can you compensate people for time spent wrongfully imprisoned, or worse still, for lives lost....? We are a long, long way from true justice in this country!

@ObiePaddles 21 день назад

A criminal prosecution is supposed to be ‘beyond reasonable doubt’, not ‘on the balance of probabilities’. That letter rejecting the claim is disgusting. And remember ‘innocent until proved guilty’. It’s gone these days.

@swisscottagecleanairaction 21 день назад

It makes you wonder how this society is able to function at all, with people knowing criminals run the show and nobody can stop them.

@bwild7483 21 день назад

If all these post masters stole money, e.g 180K, what did they do with the money. Does 180K show up in their bank accounts or have they made purchases that exceed their income? Surely this would have been part of the investigation? They are accused of stealing large amounts but there is no sign of it in their banks or lifestyles? What sort of investigation was conducted. A faulty one.

@michaeltoohey1385 21 день назад

Yes, in many cases the falsely accused and convicted became penniless and homeless, some living in caravans. If they had stolen, say, 180K, where is the money, and how does POL explain the victims resulting financial position? Were the phantom cash discrepancies shown in POL's annual accounts and claimed as tax deductions?

@Ruth695 20 дней назад

Exactly. A competent, thorough and professional investigation would look look for the money. A complete shambles and miscarriage of justice

@PeterM8987 21 день назад

My heart goes put to her and all of thise postal workers affected.

@mikeellis4345 21 день назад

Appalling behaviour from the Post office. Again.

@roddersfiftynine 20 дней назад

Half hearted apologies and words of sympathy years after the event but not a single charge brought by the police against those responsible for this travesty of justice. The UK 2024. Shameful.

@lbunnygordon1133 21 день назад

Unbelievably sad in this day and age! I feel ill thinking about it..A real shameful period in history of post office

@elizabethmckelvie5418 21 день назад

😊the big question remains…if this man committed fraud…….where is the money ? And as in most of the cases…. The money has nt been tracked..no one is living in the lap of luxury. It’s an utter disgrace. For the people who repaid what money they could..where has that money gone? What have the P.O. done with it, given that it was nt missing in the first place.

@sone8969 21 день назад

Thousands can vanish and say it wasn’t tracked. I doubt it

@vickydimitriou6156 20 дней назад

Victims alive or passed should still get compensation, no justice it’s disgusting behaviour from PO Fujitsu & gov to allow this to carry on for years.

@AnnabelleSooklal 21 день назад

These reports are so excruciating....how has a groundswell of collective outrage not risen up? Who are the British 😢

@user-bl4xm6nq3v 20 дней назад

My dear Lady. I feel for you and if it was’nt for the ITV drama we would never have known anything. Shame on the CEO responsible. I hope you will see justice prevail at the end of all this.

@SF-ru3lp 21 день назад

God bless her....

@spencer2721 21 день назад

How the hell are the Post Office still getting away with it? Still trying to limit the damage, they need to pay these people what they deserve, the amounts should be high, they have completely ruined lives. My heart bleeds for these people, the sooner they get the justice they deserve the better. The whole organisation should be ashamed and they are not helping things now!

@philhart4849 21 день назад

The Post Office is still getting away with it because it is still being run by a cabal of sociopathic monsters.

@nickcoppard5335 21 день назад

How will that be compensated ? In America this claim alone would close the post office

@Steve14ps 20 дней назад

£180,000 shortfall! What was he running a branch of Harrod's? If I was doing an audit I would be questioning the Post Office (and Fujitsu) how much business does this small size post office conduct on an average day and how come could such a sizable deficit arise, the auditors are clearly guilty of failling to diligently check all of the figures. By signing off the accounts the auditors are grossly negligent in their duties. My sincere sympathies to Gowri and Rest in Peace all of those who died as a result of this despicable wrongdoing

@user-ol3xe5fz4u 21 день назад

evil..evil..evil...

@gdwlaw5549 20 дней назад

I left the UK for a better life in 1992. I’m from a middle class family. I couldn’t stand the establishment and social disparity.

@yasminanjum3310 20 дней назад

What a disgusting letter from the Post Office.. And sadly he wasn't the only person to die from this shocking scandal... The Post Office also makes out they're paying out Compensation claims ...Well they're not actually. What they've been offering to some victims of this scandal is only about 10 to 15 % of claims even though those claims have been done by accountants forensically ...

@jeanselvanadan7743 20 дней назад

So cruel she needs support and compensation

@denden51 21 день назад

these soooo many cases!!!!

@robertwalker1079 21 день назад

Did he steal the money? He ran a string of shops. It would have been second nature for him to know that theft on that scale would be detected within hours.

@crystalaustralia 21 день назад

No, he didn't steal anything. Check out the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, or look into the inquiry of Horizon (Fujitsu) Edit: ITV should make this clear he had not stolen

@robertwalker1079 21 день назад

@@crystalaustralia that was my point. Of course he didn't steal anything. I suspect he thought the shortfall was somehow real and he would have to make good.

@crystalaustralia 19 дней назад

@robertwalker1079 ah, I see. Yes, from the drama and short news interviews I noticed some subpostmasters accepted or asked for more training to do the accounts. Others knew they weren't making mistakes, but were made to pay the fake shortfalls, and as you say there's no way this gentleman would steal.

@silentwitness247 21 день назад

Shocking story. My heart bleeds for this family. I hope they find truth, justice and some sort of closure (if that is really possible)

@jeanselvanadan7743 20 дней назад

The post office is to blame for this tragedy no dout

@tictoc5443 21 день назад

On the balance of probabilities🙄

@crystalaustralia 21 день назад

On the balance of probabilities, with "no Horizon data"... where did the Horizon evidence go? Shall we assume an honest man in all other areas of business is honest in this one? "The Post Office told us they are sorry for pain and suffering of Horizon's victims." Whose victims? Please tell this widow who is responsible for the lack of Horizon data. How can Gowri not receive compensation when they know what Fujitsu and Post Office covered up?

@annettewalter2273 20 дней назад

So, so sad for you. I hope justice comes to you eventually.

@julierogers1155 21 день назад

This is DEVASTATING. Fujitsu/Horizon and the Post Office HAD BETTER, AT LEAST, pay out to this family ... to the fatherless children and to his widow.

@earlcollins9310 20 дней назад

Absolutely they are responsible,, go on girl take all of these b…..ds to court , crowd fund the costs I’m certain we the vast unwashed will stump up the millions needed ,,

@margaretmullen2446 20 дней назад

This is a disgrace. It's totally obvious the post office was to blame for this postal workers death. Give this lady her compensation. These people at the top of the post office are still dishing out punishment and still denying their abhorrant attack on the postal workers. This man didn't take his life until he was confronted with this unproven loss. This adds up to another victim of the post office. The post office should not be the one to decide on this case after the hounding and imprisonment of innocent workers. This case of a man taking his own life was caused by 25years of the post office, horizon, fijitsu, and the government covering up the truth. He was not the only one who took his own life for something that was not his fault. MORALS NOT MONEY STOP THE TORIES STOP THE LIES STOP MONES BOAT

@edittide9842 21 день назад

We all blame the Post Office. It’s senior management, it’s culture, it’s lack of ethics, morality and humanity in dealing with the scandal by trying to hide and persecute and prosecute the innocent. Serious thought needs to be given to what Bates said in passing about selling it for a nominal fee into private hands so we don’t fund them and systematic review of the organisation can take place.

@af7782 20 дней назад

Private will be even worse

@suresh7436 21 день назад

These auditors need to pay big time.

@terrygerhart6878 20 дней назад

I understand the consequence of Horizon's system. Can anyone explain why Horizon created an accounting/transaction system which allowed real time editing and reconciliation without transctional recording and time stamping in the first instance. I am missing something.

@user-bl4xm6nq3v 20 дней назад

And to think the head of the Post Office went to church knowing she was responsible for blood on her hands.

@jujutrini8412 20 дней назад

So where did the money go if it wasn’t Horizon cockup? Of course it was Horizon.

@jeff-gj6en 20 дней назад

How can it not be Horizon? The crime would make zero sense for him to commit. They even admit they don't have the Horizon data. Hope Paula spends the rest of her life locked up.

@martinwilby8942 21 день назад

unreal

@helmutreichart9081 20 дней назад

Just another disgusting thing done by the PO. I hope she gets justice for her family.

@beewa8840 20 дней назад

Let me see if I understand. He bought a Post Office and as soon as the deal went through there was an audit. This audit discovered a very significant sum of money was missing. Or was this dicovered and that was the reason for the audit? Were the people who owned it before also under investigation? This Post Office Horizon scandal, the more I hear about it, the more it makes my blood boil. 🤬

@blue_jay31 20 дней назад

Sad to say she never well ! 😢

@kennethholmes6991 20 дней назад

I'm with you.

@josephhoward3558 20 дней назад

And the Post Office/ their directors should pay. Not the tax payer. So what the scumbags go bankrupt.

@jeanselvanadan7743 20 дней назад

Evil people give her the money

@mslcreative 14 дней назад

There was a comment online that the post office could be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter where situations like this one

@SusiWati-gj5bd 21 день назад

Good morning 🙏🙏

@peterg219 19 дней назад

Fujitsu computer nerds 'playing' with the figures that resulted in the death of an innocent man and ongoing torment to his widow and family. Fujitsu nerds need to be held accountable.

@annaclarke7643 19 дней назад

How many postmasters who were sent to prison, were of various ethnicities? This group would have felt very vulnerable and exposed to savage legal recourse. I wonder if anyone has looked into the ethnic makeup and deduced blatant discrimination.

@brianmoan 20 дней назад

100% the post office are to blame.

@BrianAllan-hr5om 20 дней назад

Is Fujitsu in for another government contract?

@briankane6547 20 дней назад

F. F. S. IF he stole it where F. F. S. did he hide it U& from his wife. PILLOX!!!!

@edrowe1138 20 дней назад

Apparently the post office sometimes loses information huh do you know what that sounds like you lose the information that’s incriminating but you don’t lose the stuff that keeps you safe justice for this poor woman and her family and God dammit Britain clean out your post office the same as we got a clean out our government you need to clean out your badly this is disgusting

@gherkamum 20 дней назад

Post Office 100% are to blame for death.....

@edrowe1138 20 дней назад

What do you mean as a news reporter is all truth will be lost if it’s incriminating state the facts we know what the government is like

@michaelmcginley7930 20 дней назад

And the next scandell is vennels will walk free

@richardinglis9805 20 дней назад

Its. A total disgrace and the post office should be held to account.

@jacquelineithell307 16 дней назад

Its sad but l ask myself why take your life , was there a reason for his fear , please do not dismiss what l say think about it yes innocent people bulled But were some worried at what may be found out in the up and coming , investigation

@hawkhoskins4250 20 дней назад

The whole country blames the post office. Except the bribed mp’s. 😢

@LuffyDaGoat 21 день назад

Oooff she’s proper fit af

@guff9567 21 день назад

Most are widows because they bumped off their spouses themselves

@Stan_55UK 21 день назад

What a bizarre comment. Evidence please...

@profoundbathroomgraffiti 21 день назад

what a callous heartless comment. i would never wish for anyone to suffer the same fate as this woman...

@nannieg7622 21 день назад

What a heartless comment…..delete your comment now @guff

@jeffreyedwards5262 21 день назад

You need to see a doctor as soon as possible, i feel sorry for you.

@nannieg7622 21 день назад

@guff…..remove your heartless comment …..now

@princegroove 21 день назад

Why would he panic if he wasn’t guilty of any offenses?

@user-ol3xe5fz4u 21 день назад

jurk..u know nothing about mental health!!!!!

@brownmoney27 21 день назад

Simpleton

@RainAndRay 21 день назад

Because you can still go to jail for a crime you didn't commit. The justice system isn't perfect, and assuming that you're safe because you've done nothing wrong is naive at best

@NicholasG 21 день назад

Because he wasn’t guilty.

@Stan_55UK 21 день назад

@@RainAndRay Indeed. Hundreds of people have been wrongly convicted in this case. I believe it to be the largest miscarriage of justice in the UK. I, too, would panic if this corrupt organisation was on my case.

@clickpositive 20 дней назад

The post office managers need to start understanding their behaviour ruined people and cost lives. Now they need to take responsibility for their actions.