Tag: violence | DestroyRepeat

May
05

Call of Duty Blamed as Boy Admits Killing Mom with Birthday-Gift Rifle

It’s been a cheerful day for video game crime news, hasn’t it? First was the teenage father who sawed a former friend’s neck down to the trachea over some Xbox Live name-calling. Now an Iowa boy says he killed and attempted to […]

Sep
06

Coroner: under-18s should not play Call of Duty

But the coroner, John Pollard, said he was disturbed by the schoolboy’s use of violent games and issued a warning to other parents. Recording an open verdict at the inquest in Stockport, Greater Manchester, Mr Pollard said: “The age limitations […]

Sep
05

14-year-old hangs himself after playing Call of Duty

“Why quite frankly anybody would want to be playing them, I don’t know. “It’s very important that young children don’t play them or have access to them. “I make a plea with parents to keep a very close eye on […]