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Publish Workplace scandal: Daughter of sufferer, who was investigated as she fought most cancers, calls on Fujitsu for compensation

By Editorial Board Published November 27, 2024 5 Min Read
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Publish Workplace scandal: Daughter of sufferer, who was investigated as she fought most cancers, calls on Fujitsu for compensation

The daughter of a Publish Workplace sufferer who was investigated whereas combating terminal most cancers says it is time Fujitsu “took responsibility” on compensation.

Katie Watson’s mom Fiona handed away in 2004 lower than a 12 months after being pressured to confess to stealing from her department.

Throughout the investigation she was recognized with lymphoma.

Ms Watson described it as “cold” and “heartless” to hold on with investigating her mom as a substitute of giving her “a chance” to relaxation.

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Ms Watson added: “If she had been able to fight it properly then she may have had a bit longer… she declined really quickly…she just couldn’t do it anymore.”

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Katie’s mom died of most cancers after being falsely accused of stealing from the Publish Workplace

IT firm Fujitsu developed the defective accounting software program Horizon – which noticed a whole lot of sub postmasters wrongfully accused of stealing from their Publish Workplaces between 1999 and 2015.

Ms Watson is a part of a marketing campaign group known as Misplaced Probabilities which was arrange after Fujitsu stated it was “morally obligated” to assist victims and their households in January.

Fiiona Watson ( L) died before her innocence was established. Pic: Family handout

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Fiiona Watson ( L) died earlier than her innocence was established. Pic: Household handout

Paul Patterson, Fujitsu’s European head, spoke on the Publish Workplace inquiry saying he would “engage” in dialog with sub postmasters and family.

He additionally appeared at a choose committee in the identical month admitting that the corporate had a “moral obligation” to contribute in the direction of compensation.

Ms Watson stated: “It’s time (Fujitsu) took responsibility and meant it…so far as yet there’s been no action behind it – [Paul Patterson] actually needs to do something.”

Mr Patterson met with sub postmasters and the youngsters of Publish Workplace scandal victims in August.

The final part of the inquiry is now drawing to an in depth – with closing submissions held in December.

At his final look on the inquiry earlier this month Mr Patterson insisted that the corporate nonetheless “want to engage” however he was “still unclear” on the right way to assist family of victims “other than sums of money”.

He promised to not “stay silent” and would discover if Fujitsu is ready to “engage” with Misplaced Probabilities “before the end of the calendar year”.

The marketing campaign group say their goal is just not essentially nearly monetary redress but in addition getting assist from Fujitsu in different methods corresponding to establishing a “family fund” to assist with issues like instructional grants and counselling.

After the demise of her mom Ms Watson stated she was pressured to get her first job at 14 years previous to “help put food on the table” after her household misplaced all the things.

“We ended up in a caravan – but the caravan site you could only be there for nine months of the year so for three months we were homeless,” she continued.

She added: “I didn’t end up going to college. I missed out on those opportunities – to go to school and have all that childhood.”

Ms Watson now works two jobs, seven days every week.

She stated she would “never get back what we lost” however simply needed Fujitsu “to take ownership”.

A Publish Workplace spokesperson stated: “We apologise unreservedly to victims of the Horizon IT Scandal and their loved ones.

“Publish Workplace right this moment is doing all we are able to to remodel the organisation for the long run and assist these impacted to seek out closure, so far as that may ever be attainable.”

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