A former sub-postmaster from Belfast, wrongfully prosecuted due to issues with the Horizon IT system, has been awarded £200,000 in compensation after a lengthy 15-year battle. Despite initially pleading guilty to charges based on faulty software that inaccurately indicated theft, his convictions were quashed, highlighting one of the UK’s most significant miscarriages of justice. His lawyer stressed that financial compensation cannot erase the lasting stigma and mental health impacts of the ordeal.