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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matthew Weaver and agency

Gambler who took his own life made up to 100 bets a day, coroner told

Luke Ashton and wife Annie
Luke Ashton, pictured with his wife, Annie, took his own life in April 2021. Photograph: family handout

A gambler was making as many as 100 bets a day online and had previously accumulated £18,000 in debts before he took his own life, the first inquest of its kind has heard.

Luke Ashton, 40, from Leicester, died in April 2021, after having longstanding problems with gambling, his wife, Annie, told the inquest at Leicester coroner’s court.

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