An Albanian from Kosovo ended his life in a terrible and demonstrative way. In addition to the fact that he set himself on fire in front of his son, the death of the Albanian shocked England because he highlighted a phenomenon, before which it seems that the British authorities have closed their eyes, even knowingly.
This is the position held by the Albanian's wife, who announced that there are hundreds and thousands of people like her husband who have entered the gambling game and have remained hostage to huge debts.
The details of the data on this serious event, as well as on the phenomenon, have been reported by " Daily Mail ", which has paid special attention to the case to actually publish the phenomenon of gambling debtors.
A promising mathematician and medical student, who was born in Kosovo, burned himself to death in front of his teenage son. The serious event took place in a city not far from London, and according to information, the 53-year-old Albanian had 250,000 pounds or 295 thousand euros in gambling debts, reports "Daily Mail".
Bylent 'Bill' Troshupa, 53, originally from Prishtina, who fled Kosovo because of the former Yugoslavia's regime for London, was angry and distraught after losing thousands of bets 12 hours a day during the pandemic with firms including "William Hill" and "888".
After that, his marriage broke down and he was barred from visiting his wife Julie Martin, 51, and their 16-year-old son, according to an order. But the father-of-two arrived with a knife, cans of petrol and an envelope full of cash while his son was home alone last November.
He began banging on the door demanding to be let in before leaving the money through the letterbox, walking away and setting himself on fire. The worried boy had called his mother as she was driving home from work in Waltham Abbey, Essex, at around 8.30pm, to say his father was burning in a fire outside. The 51-year-old rushed home to find Troshupan "on fire, screaming as he fell to the floor".
A neighbor had tried to prevent the tragedy, but his burns were too severe. Emergency services battled for 90 minutes at the scene before he was intubated and flown by helicopter to Broomfield Hospital. Dr. Niall Martin, from the burns unit, said he suffered a cardio-pulmonary arrest and died at 01.30am.
Senior Coroner Lincoln Brookes ruled the act a suicide at Chelmsford Coroner's Court. Martin, who also has a daughter, 22, sat through the 1-hour session in tears, shaking the hands of her two friends. The inquiry comes as ministers have been criticized for delaying a gambling regulation issue.
Afterwards, Martin, who has become a vocal campaigner for victims of gambling addiction, told the Daily Mail that "the Government must step up their action".
"This has nothing to do with my husband's death. This has affected me, it has affected our children, it has affected his family. But this is only the tip of the iceberg, there are over 400 suicides every year and thousands more with antidepressants and mental health problems who suffer."