Link to the site, http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/crime/philadelphia-man-kills-baby-over-video-game-200561.php.
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In Philadelphia, a 25 year old man named Tyrone Spellman — who curiously goes by the name Anwar Salahuddin — punched his 17 month old daughter to death when she knocked over his console, causing him to disrupt the game.
According to the mother: "His confession was she pulled the cords in the game, the system is -- the box itself -- fell, and he was upset and then responsible for paying for the game, so he hit her in her face twice," Turman said, adding that Spellman also allegedly slung the child over a chair.
Spellman is being charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child and possessing an instrument of crime. No word if they mean his fist, the chair or the Xbox on that last charge.
As a last note of surreality, a note was apparently left on Spellman's door, saying not to judge him because he'd never hurt a child.
According to the mother: "His confession was she pulled the cords in the game, the system is -- the box itself -- fell, and he was upset and then responsible for paying for the game, so he hit her in her face twice," Turman said, adding that Spellman also allegedly slung the child over a chair.
Spellman is being charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child and possessing an instrument of crime. No word if they mean his fist, the chair or the Xbox on that last charge.
As a last note of surreality, a note was apparently left on Spellman's door, saying not to judge him because he'd never hurt a child.
Edited, Sep 18th 2006 at 1:38am EDT by Maverickpjb
