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Stanley Murphy-Johns

Football fan ‘consumed’ by gambling thought he was better off dead – inquest

Oliver Long had been diagnosed with a ‘severe gambling addiction’ (Family Handout/PA) - (PA Media)

The sister of a football fan who died by suicide says “predatory” gambling systems “consumed his mind”, an inquest has heard.

Oliver Long, 36, was found dead in East Sussex on February 23 2024 after sending farewell messages to his family a few days earlier.

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