11 Weird Deaths Related to Gaming: Page 3 of 11

Gaming and tragedy
Gaming and tragedy


3. DOTA – another reason for the elderly to hate video games?

DOTA

Respect your elders, kids.

Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) is really popular with the kids in the Philippines. And while the worst some kids will do for the game is skip class, one youngster took his obsession to whole ‘nother level.

One evening in 2014, a 17-year-old boy was playing DOTA when his 68-year-old grandmother arrived at the computer shop to fetch him. Upon reaching home, she began to scold him for his gaming habits. The boy snapped and beat her to death. Before he could realize what he had done, he was already washing the bloodstains to remove any traces of the act.

That night, the boy visited his aunt to confess his crime. After returning to the house and seeing the grisly scene for herself, the aunt called the police for assistance. The boy is currently under the supervision of social workers.

The most heartbreaking part of this story? The grandmother was responsible for raising the teenager since childhood. One of the saddest deaths related to gaming.



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