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Schizo Teen Goes On Drunken Axe Rampage After FIFA Losing Streak

2:00AM October 28, 2009 | Brian Crecente

A schizophrenic teenager who killed a grandmother with an axe during a drunken rampage after a FIFA losing streak went on trial this week.

After losing three games of FIFA 2008 against his younger brother and a friend, James Callaghan, 17, polished off a bottle of vodka, armed himself with an axe and a knife, and stormed into the night near Yorkshire, England.

Callaghan attacked several teens with the axe, knocking one to the ground, threatened a cyclist and finally attacked a 65-year-old widow, bludgeoning and stabbing the woman to death before trying to break into a neighbour’s home while demanding alcohol.

The court heard that Callaghan had a history of undiagnosed schizophrenia, and that he was known by his friends to be violent after drinking alcohol. The Daily Mail article also points out that FIFA losing-streak and that Callaghan “also played the computer game Grand Theft Auto, which sends the player’s character on a violent crime spree”.

It’s a terrifying and sad story, but it sounds like anything could have set Callaghan off — it just happened to be a video game.

Teenager killed widow with axe in drink-fuelled rage after losing a computer game to his brother [Daily Mail]

Comments

  • Alex

    October 28, 2009 at 6:29 AM

    What’d you expect? FIFA 2008 is rubbish.

  • Justin Robson

    October 28, 2009 at 6:48 AM

    Oh yeah, it was the game’s fault… not the alcohol, schizophrenia and history of violence.

    • RedFilter

      October 28, 2009 at 7:43 AM

      Well that’s because people were never crazy-ass mothers like this until about 35 years ago. So it has to be games.

  • Michael

    October 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    Who the hell plays FIFA. What a douche. We should all line up and get a shot to kick him in the nuts.

  • Akim

    October 28, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    Lets see him Rage Quit his way out of this.

  • Ryan Fernance

    October 28, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    OH NOES! GTA strikes again it seems! /sarcasm

  • Needs A New Username

    October 28, 2009 at 6:21 PM

    *Sigh* if GTA sends people of violent killing sprees, then WHY AREN’T FREAKING 10 MILLION PEOPLE GOING AROUND SHOOTING PEOPLE!

  • Alex

    October 29, 2009 at 1:29 AM

    “Oh yeah, it was the game’s fault… not the alcohol, schizophrenia and history of violence.”

    Sheesh relax, it was sarcasm :p

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