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'Overworked' postman hoarded mail | 'Overworked' postman hoarded mail |
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A Scotsman employed in Germany as a postal worker hoarded or disposed of at least 20,000 letters he was meant to have delivered, police say. | A Scotsman employed in Germany as a postal worker hoarded or disposed of at least 20,000 letters he was meant to have delivered, police say. |
The postman in Frankfurt told police he had fallen behind with the deliveries because of his part-time studies and felt too "overtaxed" to catch up. | The postman in Frankfurt told police he had fallen behind with the deliveries because of his part-time studies and felt too "overtaxed" to catch up. |
He was caught after a neighbour spotted him trying to dispose of undelivered letters and packages in the rubbish. | He was caught after a neighbour spotted him trying to dispose of undelivered letters and packages in the rubbish. |
He led police to a vast stash of unopened mail in his flat and basement. | He led police to a vast stash of unopened mail in his flat and basement. |
The hoard was stored in sacks and boxes and in some cases, under his mattress. | The hoard was stored in sacks and boxes and in some cases, under his mattress. |
Two vans were required to remove the mail, which police say he had been collecting since August 2007. | Two vans were required to remove the mail, which police say he had been collecting since August 2007. |
"The 23-year-old had not opened any of the letters but simply stored them so he would not have to deliver them," a local police statement said. | "The 23-year-old had not opened any of the letters but simply stored them so he would not have to deliver them," a local police statement said. |
Among the unopened letters were several addressed to the man himself, police said. | |
The man, who is originally from Edinburgh, now faces possible charges of theft and misappropriation of mail. |
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