I beat the Post Office.. now I'm determined to beat cancer

Rab tells of prostate disease diagnosis

- BY SALLY HIND

IN THE BLOOD Rab took over post office from his mum Margaret

ONE of the first victims of the Horizon scandal to have their conviction overturned in Scotland is fighting a new battle after a shock cancer diagnosis.

Former postmaster Rab Thomson, from Alva, Clackmannanshire, won a 20-year fight against the Post Office in January last year when the 2006 embezzlement conviction was quashed.

But just eight months after his court victory, the 66-year-old dad of two was dealt a new blow when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Rab, who is already leading a battle for justice for Scots postmasters, now wants to help tackle the disease, which sees about 3500 men diagnosed in Scotland every year.

He spoke to the Record about his ordeal as a major trial found cancer screening for all men over 50 could slash deaths by 13 per cent - saving thousands of lives a year.