At least 13 people driven to suicide by the Post Office Horizon scandal, inquiry finds
08-07-2025 17:39 via metro.co.uk

At least 13 people driven to suicide by the Post Office Horizon scandal, inquiry finds

A group of those affected by the Horizon IT issue hold a banner, as the first volume of a report from the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry is announced (Picture: Getty)The Post Office Horizon scandal likely drove at least 13 people to suicide, the public inquiry has found.Chairman Sir Wyn Williams said a further 59 victims considered taking their own life after being accused of wrongdoing based the faulty software.A first tranche of the public inquiry’s final report into the scandal laid ba
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