British Footballer Kris Newby Accused of Stealing $17k for Gambling Habit

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A British footballer has been accused of stealing $17,000 from his fiancée to fuel his gambling habit.

Lacey Maclean tweeted that 25-year-old Kris Newby, a footballer with East Thurrock United FC, stole money and jewelry less than two months after he proposed.

"The man was I was gonna marry has ---- me…Taken all my money..Savings and jewellery x," she wrote on March 10.

"Kris Newby is a liar --- gambler. He has taken over £12000 of my money n jewellery be aware #itsthetruth."

She wrote on Twitter that Newby "deserves to have nothing".

Newby has since admitted to having a gambling addiction and apologized to his fiancée.

- Alistair Prescott, Gambling911.com

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