Online game addiction teen sentenced to 100 years in prison for killing 4 family members
Sep 29, 2025
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According to local media such as India Today, a court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentenced Ali, 17, to 100 years in prison and fined him 4 million Pakistani rupees (about 20 million won) in 2022, who killed four family members, including his mother, brother, and two sisters. He will serve four life sentences, each serving 25 years in prison.
The judge said "The accused, addicted to the online game, brutally murdered the entire family. He is sentenced to life in prison instead of the death penalty because he is young"It was judged.
According to prosecutors, Jain, who was 14 at the time, fell in love with the online shooting game 'PUBG: Battlegrounds', spending most of his time in his room, frequently arguing with his mother (45).
It is said that he showed an aggressive attitude whenever he failed to achieve his goal in the game or was scolded by his mother.
On the day of the crime, Jain, who was enraged after being scolded by his mother after missing the goal during the game, took out his mother's pistol and killed her sleeping mother.
Later, he also killed his 20-year-old brother and two sisters, ages 15 and 10.
The judge stressed that "this case is a tragic crime caused by game addiction" and "warning that games can destroy human relationships.""
After the crime, Jain threw his pistol into the sewer, but later confessed to the crime. The incident shocked Pakistan at the time, raising awareness of adolescents' violent online game addiction.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
