How the scandal affected people’s livespublished at 09:30
Image source, BBC NewsSeema Misra was eight weeks pregnant with her second child when she was sentenced to 15 months in prison
Many former sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses say the scandal ruined their lives.
Some used their own money to cover non-existent deficits because their contracts stipulated that they were responsible for unexplained losses.
Many have gone bankrupt or lost their livelihoods. Marriages have broken down and some families believe the stress has led to serious health problems, addictions and even premature death.
Sharon Brown, who has been accused of false accounting by the Post Office and embezzling £36,000, told the BBC it had turned her life upside down and, as well as the financial implications and damage to her professional life, had caused lasting feuds within her own family.
Seema Misra was eight weeks pregnant with her second child when she was sentenced to 15 months in prison. She was sent to prison on her eldest son’s 10th birthday after being wrongly convicted of stealing £70,000 from her post office.
They are just two examples of hundreds of people whose lives have been changed forever by the scandal.
