She transfers the fault to her boss who should have known that she was addicted to the game.
A 31-year-old Bouillonnaise is currently being prosecuted before the Neufchâteau criminal court for having stolen more than € 9,000 in scratch tickets.
Recently employed in a point of sale of the National Lottery, the young woman used directly in the stocks of the store.
“I’ve been playing scratch games for a while. At first, I managed to manage. But after a while, the urge became too strong”, she said Tuesday during the hearing. “Madame was taking a package each time because she was sure there was at least one winning ticket inside, points out the lawyer for the plaintiff. Packages worth around € 150. “
It was by noting the gap between her receipts and the amounts claimed by the National Lottery that the business manager became aware of the thefts, with CCTV images in support. “My client is ashamed of the charges against her, points out Lyse Thirion, defense lawyer. She didn’t immediately realize what was going on. You should know that gambling addiction is more and more considered as a psychiatric pathology. “
For the defense, the owner of the trade could not ignore the attraction that the accused exercised games of chance. “Long before being hired, my client went to the store to buy scratch tickets, continues Me Thirion. The boss also liked this type of game. Sometimes they scratched together on a corner of the counter. It was friendly, we laughed together, there was a real bond. It even happened that my client was paid in scratch tickets. “
The defense invokes a form of provocation and requests the suspension of the pronouncement. “The manager herself was not reluctant to help herself in her own stocks. Seeing her employer use it, my client did the same. First by paying. Then it became out of control.”
The prosecution is asking for three months suspended probation. As for the accused, she claims to have drawn a line on the scratch games. Judgment on February 4.
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