"I Thought They Would Come Back to Life"... Pakistani Teen Addicted to 'Baeg' Kills 4 Family Members with Gun

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A teenage boy in Pakistan, immersed in online gaming, shot and killed his mother and siblings.

According to AFP and other sources on the 1st (local time), on the 18th of last month, four family members?a mother (45), a son (20), and two daughters (15 and 14)?were shot dead at a residence in Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan.

The second son, Ali (14), who was the only survivor, told the police that he was upstairs during the night and did not know what happened to his family. However, the police found no signs of external intrusion and found Ali's behavior suspicious, eventually obtaining a confession from him after investigation.

According to the media, local police stated, "Ali was addicted to the first-person shooter game 'PUBG: Battlegrounds' and spent most of his time in his room. After missing a target in the game, he lost his composure, took his mother's gun, and committed the crime."

The police added that Ali entered his mother's room while she was asleep holding the gun, shot her first, and then pointed the gun successively at his older brother and two sisters.

During the police investigation, Ali reportedly stated, "I threw the gun into a drainage near the house," and "I thought my family would come back to life like in the game."

The police said, "This is not the first death caused by this game," and urged the provincial and federal governments to impose a complete ban on the Battlegrounds game.

According to the police, since 2020, three users have taken their lives due to this game in Lahore alone. Pakistan's telecommunications authorities temporarily blocked access to the game in July 2020 following complaints about violent content.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.