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David Meikle

Family moved to Lanarkshire and given new identities amid Triad threats over gambling debts

A worker who stole £40,000 from a Lanarkshire catering firm after his dad racked up gambling debts to ruthless Chinese gangsters has been spared jail.

Justin Leigh, 45, pocketed thousands over a five-year period to try and pay off triads.

His dad got into 'significant' debt which led to the entire family being moved to Scotland from Swindon and handed new identities because police believed their lives were in danger.

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