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Government Admits Capture Software Flaws, Plans Compensation

6/30/2025

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Adrian Montagu, an IT expert, exposed alarming faults in the Capture software back in 1998, which played a crucial role in the wrongful prosecution of sub-postmistress Patricia Owen. As her family fights to clear her name, the Criminal Cases Review Commission is reviewing 29 similar cases, while the government admits to the software's defects and prepares to offer compensation.

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Story summary

Adrian Montagu, an IT expert, exposed alarming faults in the Capture software back in 1998, which played a crucial role in the wrongful prosecution of sub-postmistress Patricia Owen. As her family fights to clear her name, the Criminal Cases Review Commission is reviewing 29 similar cases, while the government admits to the software's defects and prepares to offer compensation.