A WIDOW has criticised a satellite sports channel for continuing to demand money from her late husband - despite the fact she has told them four times that he had died.

Janet MacGregor's husband Scott subscribed to Setanta Sports on March 14 this year.

But the 37-year-old tragically lost his life on March 30 in a motorcycle accident at Fleetsbridge in Poole.

After his death, Mrs MacGregor called Setanta to enquire how to cancel the contract.

She sent the company a letter on April 23 instructing them to cancel the subscription together with a copy of his death certificate. She also cancelled the direct debit.

But on April 29 a letter was sent to Mr MacGregor informing him of his failed payment.

Mrs MacGregor, of Herbert Avenue, Parkstone, said: "I phoned and explained the situation to them. I informed them I had sent this letter but gave them the benefit of the doubt that the letters might have crossed paths.

"They told me not to worry about it and it would be sorted."

But on May 22 she received a phone call from Setanta asking to speak to Mr MacGregor about his account being in arrears. She then spoke with a line manager and was informed it would never happen again.

But to Mrs MacGregor's anger the company phoned again on Thursday night asking to speak to her husband about his account.

She said she spoke again to a line manager who assured her it would never happen again.

She said: "How many more times and in how many different ways do I have to tell them that my husband is dead? It is so insensitive "They have told me it won't happen again but I don't believe them. I feel in a month's time I am going to be harassed again.

"I am a strong woman and will stand up to people, but I am sure other people have come across this problem and aren't strong enough to complain.

"These people are quite happy to take your money but are not interested in making a difficult process as painless as possible."

A spokeswoman from Setanta said Mr MacGregor's account had definitely been closed and Mrs MacGregor would not be receiving any more letters or telephone calls from the company.

She added: "We would like to apologise for any distress caused."