"Murder by PlayStation" case takes twist

  • By Benjamin Golze, GameSpot
  • Posted Aug 3, 2004 4:32 pm PT

UK police find Rockstar's action game in the victim's home, raising questions about parents' allegations.

New developments may stir things up in the recent allegations that Manhunt had inspired the murder of a 14-year-old boy in the UK. Local police announced today that they had indeed found a copy of the action game, but it was found in the victim's bedroom.

The development could raise several questions concerning Mr. and Mrs. Pakeerah's claims, such as how did their son come into possession of the "M"-rated game and who bought it for him. However, such questions are probably irrelevant to the case, according to police. “We haven’t connected the game with the murder...the motive was robbery," said local police spokesperson Narinder Pooni.

The games-cause-violence story sent the UK media into a frenzy last week. The Daily Mail lead the charge, running the headline "Murder by PlayStation" and starting a sensational campaign to ban violent games. Pooni stated that the police had already announced that the game was not involved in the murder, but that "some sections of the media chose to ignore it."

3 Comments

  • dj_c4

    Posted Aug 8, 2008 1:03 pm PT

    Oh goody more unnecessary video game finger pointing.

  • Poshkidney

    Posted Feb 6, 2007 1:11 pm PT

    tut knowing that the daily mail would do that

  • hell_yeah

    Posted Sep 10, 2006 10:51 pm PT

    This again proves that Manhunt was not the cause of the murder and that they were trying to shift blame away from the murderer himself.

    - hell_yeah

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