Post Office IT scandal 'ruined life' of Bolton subpostmaster who suffered heart attack at 33
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA Bolton sub-postmaster has told an inquiry the strain of his experience with the Post Office caused him to suffer a heart attack aged just 33.
Momhammed Amir, now 47, started his career in 2001, helping out his brother who owned the branch in Westwood Park, Eccles. After being drawn to the business because of its good reputation, Mr Amir eventually took further steps into the firm, buying two branches his in hometown of Bolton, one in Little Lever in 2002, and a Farnworth branch in 2007. READ MORE:Former Cheshire subpostmaster on how wrongful conviction saw his 'world fall in' However, speaking to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry on Thursday, February 17, Mr Amir admitted that his plan to build a series of offices to pass on a legacy to his five children backfired, destroying his relationships.
He said it left him in severe credit card debt, and even affected his health - experiencing a heart attack as an otherwise fit and healthy 33-year-old.
Issues with Horizon, an electronic accounting system that tracked transactions at branches to calculate how much cash and stock there should be, often reported his Post Offices as being hundreds or thousands of pounds short.
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