Mum-of-two racked up £40,000 of gambling debt during the pandemic – and stole from her employer to fund her habit

Katarzyna Zolnierz ‘has been too embarrassed and ashamed’ to tell her family and friends

This Nottingham mother-of-two stole more than £10,000 from her employer after building up “huge” gambling debts during the pandemic.

Nottingham Crown Court heard how since she was caught stealing, Katarzyna Zolnierz “has been too embarrassed and ashamed” to tell her family about her criminal conduct.

The 35-year-old siphoned the cash from customer payments made to the Bilborough firm where she then worked as a business administrator.

Now she has been spared an immediate prison term as custody would have a large…