Another former sub postmaster dies awaiting payout

Parmod Kalia, 67, ran a branch in Orpington, south-east London, for 11 years before he was accused of theft and spent six months in prison. His conviction was later overturned but he said the ordeal "broke him".

Kalia, who also worked as a foster carer, was "a man who brought calmness and warmth to whatever situation he was in", his friend Tim Brentnall said.

"I think of his family now who have to carry on this fight. As well as dealing with the death of a husband, a father, they've now got to deal with the Post Office scandal, to try and carry on that fight, to get him, his estate, the justice that he deserves."