Audio By Carbonatix
An angry four-year-old boy shot his father dead after he refused to buy him a PlayStation.
The Saudi Arabian youngster, from the southern Jizan area, grabbed his father's pistol and gunned him down.
The child had reportedly asked his father to buy him a PlayStation and the shooting took place after the man returned home without the desired object.
As he was undressing, the man put the weapon down, which the child then grabbed and fired at him from close range, the Asharq newspaper reported.
The tragic incident will add fuel to the debate that playing violent video games makes youngsters aggressive and alters their perception of reality
It also comes after a British teacher warned that children as young as four were hitting classmates as they re-enacted scenes from violent 18-rated games.
Alison Sherratt, at Riddlesden St Mary’s Church of England Primary in Keighley, West Yorkshire, said pupils were increasingly 'hooked' on fantasy personas.
This, she told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference, meant they were leading 'solitary lives'.
Pupils regularly discussed playing games such as the Call Of Duty series, set in various war zones, and Grand Theft Auto – where players carry out robberies, muggings, killings, drug deals and beat prostitutes with baseball bats, she said.
And on one occasion she saw pupils throwing themselves from a play car in slow motion and pretending blood was spurting out of them.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
NPP demands explanation over Upper East Region’s exclusion from $500m World Bank project
50 seconds -
China, Ghana deepen defence ties as PLA marks 99th anniversary
6 minutes -
Peace Council trains peace agents for conflict prevention, dispute resolution in Savannah Region
10 minutes -
Ghana commences VIRAL assessment to develop national housing strategy
15 minutes -
Macroeconomic gains must create employment – Prof. Bokpin
21 minutes -
Ghana, Gabon enter new phase of strategic cooperation
26 minutes -
Judiciary to roll out electronic court processes from October – Chief Justice
30 minutes -
ECOWAS, partners reaffirm commitment to women’s empowerment
35 minutes -
Delegates system: Excess democracy comes with its own issues – Mustapha Gbande
37 minutes -
Mahama, Nguema underscore need for African countries to shun xenophobic attacks
40 minutes -
Stakeholders at plastics summit call for measures to tackle pollution
44 minutes -
Gabon’s Nguema pays homage to Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah
49 minutes -
Togbe Afede calls for review of Supreme Court appointments
54 minutes -
Global HIV funding suffers record decline
60 minutes -
KNUST Disability Day promotes inclusion, empowerment
1 hour