"Police are considering corporate manslaughter charges as they investigate the Post Office Horizon scandal. In an update given to victims, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said there are now eight named suspects, with five having been interviewed under caution. The NPCC added that there are now a total of 53 persons of interests involved in the investigation widely reported to be the worst miscarriage of justice in British legal history."
"It said the investigation continues to focus on potential charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice, but it is now additionally considering corporate manslaughter charges. Around 1,000 people were wrongly prosecuted and convicted throughout the UK between 1999 and 2015 as a result of Horizon, with a significant number contemplating self-harm and some taking their own lives. The Independent reported in July that more than 13 people may have taken their own lives"
The National Police Chiefs' Council updated victims that eight individuals are named suspects in the Post Office Horizon investigation, with five interviewed under caution and 53 persons of interest in total. No arrests have been made and case file material is being provided to the Crown Prosecution Service. Investigators continue to examine potential charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice and are now additionally considering corporate manslaughter. Around 1,000 people were wrongly prosecuted and convicted across the UK between 1999 and 2015 because of the Horizon accounting system. The scandal caused bankruptcies, family breakdowns, widespread mental distress, and multiple suicides or suicide attempts.
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