Affordable Pack Woman's Banking Nightmare

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A court has heard how a widow felt she was locked in a room against her will by her bank manager after seeking help with overdraft charges.

Christopher Hicks locked Josephine Lewis, 59, in a room for half an hour despite her screams of "let me out", Swindon County Court heard. Mrs Lewis, who won a Pounds 2,000 damages payout, said the bank manager, who is still in charge of the HSBC branch in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, blocked her exit until she filled out a form detailing her spending. She was only released when other staff heard her cries. She said HSBC then bombarded her with hundreds of phone calls - which the presiding judge described as "abusive and threatening" - over an 18-month period.

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Affordable Pack Woman's Banking Nightmare

Finally this week, after a three-year legal battle - which she paid for with her late mother's life savings - she has r...

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