In 2007, the teen shot his parents to the game Halo 3

It seems that after this incident, the question of whether a manic addiction to video games from mental illness should fall off by itself.

Excessive Inspired by the game Halo 3, the 17-year-old Daniel Petric literally forgot to rest and sleep, as well as abandoned his studies and stopped to chat with friends. Concerned parents have sought to talk to his son and persuade him to spend less time on the game, but, of course, to no avail. Then Suzanne and Mark Petric went to extreme measures: robbed gamers game disc and locked in a safe.

In October of 2007, Daniel Petric had stolen his father's key to the safe, he opened it, took his drive and his father's gun. Then he went to his parents' room and asked them to close their eyes, promising to arrange a surprise. When they executed the request, Daniel shot in the head of each of them, and then put the gun in his father's hand, trying to simulate suicide.

Susan Petric died in hospital from a gunshot wound, Mark managed to save. The judge appointed a young person a sentence of 23 years imprisonment. At trial, the father Daniel said that his son had forgiven.

via factroom.ru