Postwoman who halted van theft loses job bid

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A postwoman from South Staffordshire who was suspended after she tried to stop a man from stealing her work van has lost an appeal against a decision to move her to a sorting office role, it emerged today.

Julie Roberts clung to the bonnet of her work van for nearly a mile as it was driven off by an would-be thief in Trysull, South Staffordshire.

She stopped the man, but she was then suspended for leaving her keys in the ignition.

Royal Mail decided to keep 51-year-old Miss Roberts on but relocated her to a sorting office in Wolverhampton instead of reinstating her to her regular round.

She appealed against that decision, but it today emerged bosses had rejected her bid.

[not me]

bloody lucky to still have a job!