vini Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 US boy kills mum over videogame Elyria (Ohio): Although a teenager’s obsession with a violent video game may have warped his sense of reality, the boy is guilty of murdering his mother and wounding his father after they took Halo 3 away from him, a judge ruled on Monday. “I firmly believe that Daniel Petric had no idea at the time he hatched this plot that if he killed his parents they would be dead forever,” Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge said. Burge rejected the defence attorneys’ argument that Petric, 17, was not guilty by reason of insanity. Burge found the teenager guilty of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and other charges. Prosecutors said Petric planned to kill his parents because he was angry that his father would not allow him to play the video game, in which players shoot alien monsters that have taken over the Earth. On the night of the shooting, Petric used his father’s key to open a lockbox and remove a 9 mm handgun and the game. Mark Petric testified that his son came into the room and asked: “Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you.” He expected a pleasant surprise. Then his head went numb from the gunshot. Deputy prosecuting attorney Anthony Cillo argued during the trial that the teenager had planned to make it appear to be a murder-suicide by putting the gun in his father’s hand. The teen’s mother, Susan Petric, 43, died of a gunshot wound to the head. He also shot his father, Mark Petric, a minister at New Life Assembly of God in Wellington, but he survived. Petric faces a maximum possible penalty of life in prison without parole. AP Source: TOI dated 14/01/2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 freaky sh*t...these american kids need counselling....i think a visit to Psychitarist to once a month should be made compulsory for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rAgHaV Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 old news.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVader Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 ^hard to judge that. such incidents occur frequently and each with a same cause-stupid kids who need psycho treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rAgHaV Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 ^hard to judge that. such incidents occur frequently and each with a same cause-stupid kids who need psycho treatment. “Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you.” ive read this line one month ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVader Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Oh i didn't read full post.just 2-3 lines Old news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightymanas Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Oh i didn't read full post.just 2-3 lines Old news. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Its not entirely old news. The judgment charging the boy guilty of murder was passed recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The JACKAL Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Cant belive such ppl exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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