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Husband Killed Wife, But She Was The GTA Player
Wait - isn't the Grand Theft Auto player supposed to be the one who turns violent? It doesn't always work that way, apparently. The Telegraph reports that a British man stabbed his wife to death, in part over her predilection for playing GTA all through the night: Malcolm Palmer, 62, ...
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British Man Stabs Wife to Death Over All-Night GTA Session
Planet Xbox 360 — ... all-night gaming sessions... [Their son] would play... until midnight, after which Ms Cannom would take over, regularly staying up until five or six in the morning, Lincoln Crown Court was told. "Carol quickly became hooked. He was very unhappy about the amount of time she was playing on the PlayStation," said John Pini QC for the prosecution... Defence lawyer Timothy Spencer QC told the court: "The genesis of this tragedy bizarrely lies with the purchase of the PlayStation." [SOURCE]

Grand Theft Auto habit contributes to wife's murder
Joystiq — ... it sounds like GTA might not have been the only problem in this relationship. For example: Though the PlayStation takes The Telegraph's headline heat, the story mentions "Palmer had also become convinced that she was having an affair, and went into a violent rage when she told him she wanted him to move out in November last year, threatening that he would never get to see their children again." ... So, yeah. It's either that, or the PlayStation. [Via GP] Grand Theft Auto habit contributes to wife's murder originally appeared ...

Man kills woman for playing GTA all night
That VideoGame Blog — ... Last November, former Heathrow airport worker Malcolm Parker did chase that monster and will most likely be headed to a comfy cell for his efforts. He snapped after being forced from their bedroom and made to sleep on the sofa as Carol Cannom, his partner of 30 years, pulled all night Grand Theft Auto gaming sessions, stabbing her 20 times with two separate knives. The murder was called in by their son James before the phone was taken from him and Palmer told authorities, “I’m sorry. I think I’ve killed her.” ...

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