A young man in Russia, committed suicide after he was unable to repay
his debt and lost all his life savings on a bad bet, according to
police.
27-year-old Fidel Nikitin of Izhevsk, decided to wager $3,040 that France will win the Euro 2016, but Portugal won.
Instead of being able to repay his debts and earn some money as a result
of the bet, Nikitin lost everything. That is when he decided to end his
young life.
Nikitin, who sold cellphones, left a message on his social media account
after the 1 to 0 defeat, saying โthank you and please forgive me.โ
Nikitin then went to the Ludzya-Izhevsk train tracks and ran in front of
an oncoming train. The driver said that he had no time to stop the
train after seeing the man on the tracks.
Nikitinโs family members that he had recently taken out several loans
and was unable to repay the lenders. In a desperate attempt, he placed a
bet with all the money he had left, but that didnโt work out on his
favor.
