The oldest surviving victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal has had her offer of compensation increased but she said “it’s still not good enough”. Betty Brown, 92, was originally offered less than a third of what she had claimed for, but she has now received a new offer of 60%.
Betty was forced out of her branch in Country Durham in 2003 after she and her late husband spent more than £50,000 of their savings to cover shortfalls that did not exist. Her post office had been one of the most successful in the region but she was later forced to sell it at a loss.
Her offer has now increased from 29% to 60% of her claim it is still far less than what she says experts told her she could expect.
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