For months, a 14-year-old boy who had an Internet gaming addiction harboured thoughts of killing his father for restricting his access to computer games.
Prosecutors had sought five to seven years' detention, while the defence asked for three to five years. On the other hand, seven years was too long, he said, given that it remained uncertain whether the boy could be granted early release. In 2018, when he was 12, he was diagnosed with Internet gaming disorder and attended various counselling and therapy programmes to manage both disorders.
In June 2020, the boy started harbouring thoughts of killing his father, after the man forbade him to play computer games for a month. As his father screamed, the boy placed the knife in the sink, ran back to his room and locked the door, while his younger brother called for an ambulance and also called their mother.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
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