Susan Sinclair

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Susan Sinclair was a sub-postmaster convicted after trial of embezzelement of £10,749.58 on the basis of evidence from the Horizon computer system. She denied embezzling the funds and could not explain the losses. She had contacted the Horizon helpdesk for help. She confessed to overstating the cash in hand to make her accounts balance (something some sub-postmasters had been advised to do), but maintained her innocence throughout trial.

Her conviction was overturned when it became clear that evidence undermining Horizon had been suppressed and that bugs, errors, and defects in Horizon could, and did, cause discrepancies and shortfalls in branch accounts.

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