Apr 26, 2024
Post Office paid widow in instalments for silence
The widow of a sub-postmaster who took his own life had to sign a non-disclosure agreement with the Post Office in exchange for staggered compensation payments, an inquiry has heard. The details emerged as part of a long-running inquiry into the prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters by the Post Office. During a second day of questioning, former Post Office executive Angela van den Bogerd was shown emails where she and her colleagues discussed hiring a media lawyer after learning that Mr Griffiths was seriously ill in hospital. Mr Griffiths had been pursued for a supposed shortfall amounting to £100,000 at his post office in Cheshire. An email from campaigner Alan Bates to Post Office executives quoted Mr Griffiths' mother saying that "The Post Office had driven him to suicide".
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