A Post Office Capture victim says delays in the justice system have left him fearing he may never live to see his name cleared.
Steve Marston was convicted in 1998 of stealing nearly £80,000 from his branch, based on faulty computer software called Capture that pre-dated the infamous Horizon scandal.
His case has been with the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for nearly a year, but has still not been referred to the Court of Appeal.
‘Sleeping isn’t easy’
Mr Marston, who turns 70 in February, told Sky News: “This waiting is just unbearable… the chances of us all (the victims) being there at the endgame are, well, I’d say quite slim to be honest.”
“The last thing I want to do is to not be here when it’s sorted out,” he said.
“I’m praying mine gets sorted while I’m still here to enjoy the benefit of it.
“You never know what’s going to happen tomorrow.”
He describes waiting for the CCRC to make a decision on his case as “soul destroying”.
“Every day you’re thinking about it, talking about it,” he said.
“You’ve always got a permanent knot in the stomach. Sleeping isn’t exactly easy.”
Mr Marston holds up computer disks which store the Capture software at the centre of the scandal
The CCRC announced in July that the case of the late Pat Owen, a sub-postmistress convicted in 1998, would be referred to the Court of Appeal.
On Thursday, her case was formally sent to the court – three months after the decision was made to refer.
Pat Owen’s case has been referred to the Court of Appeal, but others are still waiting for justice
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