Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout

"At last, after 26 years, they've recognised justice," she said, adding: "pity they took so long."

Her Post Office had been one of the most successful in the region but eventually she had to sell it at a loss.

Talking about what happened, she previously said it "absolutely destroyed my whole life".

The Horizon IT system was responsible for more than 900 sub-postmasters being wrongfully prosecuted because of it providing incorrect information. Thousands more, like Mrs Brown, were forced to make up for the alleged losses at their branches across the UK.

The scandal has been described as one of the widest miscarriages of justice in the UK.

Mrs Brown was one of the original 555 victims who took part in the landmark group legal action led by Sir Alan Bates against the Post Office.

She said it was "fantastic" that Sir Alan had received his final settlement too, describing him as her "hero".

"I think at long, long last, the government are starting to listen. Not only are they starting to listen, they're beginning to act," Mrs Brown said.

Both Mrs Brown and Sir Alan were part of the Group Litigation Order compensation scheme, and those claimants were offered the option of taking a fixed sum of £75,000 or pursuing their own settlement.