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In the UK, one of the victims of the Post Office scandal testifies: "It was like a mafia"

2024-01-15T13:09:44.018Z

Highlights: Lee Castleton opened a post office in Bridlington, England, 20 years ago. Every morning, he wakes up at the crack of dawn and, with a smile, serves his customers. In this small town of 33,000 inhabitants in the north of England, it is also a landmark for locals. They go to Lee's house to drop off packages, pick up administrative files, exchange money and, also, little life advice. "In just two days, I gave 60 interviews to the press," he says proudly.


Between 1999 and 2015, hundreds of postal workers were unfairly accused of theft by the UK Post Office due to computer software.


It's an unexpected turnaround for Lee Castledon. "In just two days, I gave 60 interviews to the press," he says proudly. Before, no one was really interested in my story and now I'm on the front page of the newspapers. »

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Twenty years ago, Lee Castleton decided to move to the English coast, to Bridlington, with his wife and two children. "I wanted to see the sea every morning," he says today. He then invested all his savings in a small business: a post office. A source of pride for him and his family. Every morning, he wakes up at the crack of dawn and, with a smile, serves his customers. He sells stamps, but not only. In this small town of 33,000 inhabitants in the north of England, it is also a landmark for locals. They go to Lee's house to drop off packages, pick up administrative files, exchange money and, also, little life advice.

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