Mother receives two-year jail sentence for stealing $66,000 to fund gambling addiction

A single mother of three who was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing €66k from a creche to support her gambling addiction has spoken of her agony.

The suspect stated that she gave birth to her youngest son just five weeks ago and is afraid of the idea of going to prison. She has been given until July to organize her affairs before beginning the sentence.

According to what the court was told, the offender also sold her car and used a portion of the money to gamble.
 
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