Shrewsbury Post Office victim glad to finally be listened to

In April 2021, the Court of Appeal quashed Mrs Shaheen's conviction.

She and husband Mohamed Hami lost their home following her conviction and they were forced to sleep in a van.

Mrs Shaheen, originally from Birmingham, said it finally felt like the victims were being listened to.

Compensation measures were announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday followed an ITV drama about the Horizon scandal.

Mr Hami said the TV series "highlighted what really happened to the post-masters and mistresses".

The scandal had been covered in news reports previously and Mr Hami said he had told the story to friends and family, but the drama showed what it was really like for the victims and their families.

Mrs Shaheen was accused of taking £43,000 from her branch and at the time, she said: "It just felt as though the ground opened and swallowed you up, it felt that bad.

"You couldn't get your head round it, you couldn't even think straight."

She later suffered renal failure, which she believes was brought on by the stress of her situation.

Mrs Shaheen had always maintained her innocence and in April 2021, appeal judges confirmed her innocence and that the Horizon system was to blame.