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A mother of five has narrowly escaped a prison sentence after her gambling addiction led her to commit fraud at the convenience shop where she was employed.

Siobhan Ferguson was found guilty of fraud by false accounting at Preston Crown Court, following revelations that she had been taking National Lottery tickets and scratch cards from the Premier Store on Devonshire Road in Ulverston where she worked. The court heard that throughout 2020, Ferguson's gambling addiction got the better of her, causing financial loss and trust issues for her employer.

Ferguson began her employment at the convenience store as a part-time shop assistant, with her duties including the sale of National Lottery tickets and scratch cards. Her boss, Nigel List, hired her in 2019, having known her a

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