Gambling addiction is a full-blown
mental illness, a defence-appointed expert told a Turin court on
Wednesday.
The defence thus entered a plea for leniency in the case of a
former middle school teacher accused of embezzling 11,000 euros
earmarked for school trips to feed his gambling habit.
The court ordered another expert to assess the first expert's
conclusions.
The prosecution did not oppose the defence motion.
Prosecutor Giovanni Caspani noted that three sentences by
Italy's supreme Cassation Court had already determined that
addicted gamblers are incapable of resisting their craving to
bet.
The new test was ordered after the defendant reported his
addiction to a gambling clinic in 2018.
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