UK: Hero postmaster may have to repay stolen money to Post Office
12th August 2010
David Taylor, 46, suffered severe concussion when he was hit twice in the head with a two-foot metal bar as he stood up to the raiders in his village store and post office on July 16.
The postmaster’s bravery was praised as heroic by customers, but weeks after the raid he received a letter from the Post Office saying he may be forced to cover nearly £9,000 of the losses from his own pocket because the safe was open when the robbers struck.
Mrs Taylor had left the safe open momentarily as she opened the front door to her husband. Seconds later the robbers appeared and pushed Mr Taylor aside.
The Post Office said that as security procedures “seem not to have been followed we currently consider you may be liable to £8,835”.