India, Oct. 7 -- A Chilean office assistant who unexpectedly received a payment 300 times higher than his monthly salary has won a legal battle to keep the money.

The employee, who worked for the food company Dan Consorcio Industrial de Alimentos de Chile, usually earned £386 a month. However, according to a report by the Metro, in May 2022 he was mistakenly transferred £127,000.

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Initially, the company claimed the worker had agreed to return the money. But just three days later, he resigned from his position, setting off a legal fight that would stretch over three years.

The case was closely followe...