A man who suddenly quit his job after he was accidentally paid 300 times his salary has won a court battle to keep the money.

The worker, who was an office assistant at food company Dan Consorcio Industrial de Alimentos de Chile, usually earned £386 a month.

But in May 2022 his employers paid him £127,000.

The company said he initially agreed to return the money, but three days later the worker handed in his notice.

During a three-year legal battle he was accused of theft, but a judge in Santiago has since ruled it was not stealing but instead ‘unauthorised collection’.

This means the court is unable to prosecute the crime, but company bosses have said they are determined to win back the money.

In a statement to Diario Financiero, they said: ‘We will take all possible legal steps, pa

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