Article 6C534 ‘Gambling controlled him’: inquest into man’s death to look at Betfair role

‘Gambling controlled him’: inquest into man’s death to look at Betfair role

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Emily Dugan
from World news | The Guardian on (#6C534)

Annie Ashton is haunted by how easy it was for her husband, Luke, to gamble. Leicester inquest will examine if more could have been done to prevent his death

When Annie Ashton looks back on her final weeks with her husband, Luke, she wonders how often he gambled on his phone sitting beside her on the sofa, unnoticed.

Luke took his own life on 22 April 2021 aged 40. It was only after his death that Annie looked at his phone and discovered he had been gambling in secret through the pandemic.

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