Chap kills baby over video game

[1cmanny1]

strawberry floating video games, the world would be a safer place without them.

Man charged for killing baby over video game

A Florida man annoyed that his 16-month-old crying son was preventing him from playing video games suffocated the toddler and left him to die in a playpen, police said on Friday.

Cody Wygant, 24, was arrested on Thursday on charges of third-degree murder, which is an unplanned killing, and child neglect with great bodily harm, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman, Heather Yates, said.

A judge on Friday set bond at $100,000 for Wygant.

Wygant, who is from Homosassa, located about 148 kilometres west of Orlando, told investigators that he was trying to play Xbox games online at 1 a.m. on Thursday and became frustrated by his son, Daymeon, who was crying uncontrollably, according to the arrest affidavit.

Wygant said he placed his hand over the boy's mouth and nose for three to four minutes until the child appeared exhausted and lethargic. He placed the boy in a playpen and covered him from head to toe with several layers of bedding, tucked in such a way that it prevented fresh air from getting to the boy, investigators said in the affidavit.

Wygant told investigators he played video games and watched television for about five hours before checking on the boy, who by then was blue and not breathing.

"It is inconceivable that a father could kill his infant son - it just baffles the mind," Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said in a statement.

It was not immediately clear if Wygant has an attorney. A representative from the local public defender's office could not be reached for comment.

Yates said Wygant was unemployed and recently had moved to Florida from California. Yates said Wygant has an extensive criminal history in California ranging from trespassing to rape.

The medical examiner is conducting further testing to verify that the death was caused by suffocation and determine the exact time of death, Yates said.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/9959810/Man-charged-for-killing-baby-over-video-game

Ignore the criminal history, gotta get dat anti gaming headline.

[more heat than light]

Well at least gaming seems to be the actual cause here rather than the killer having once possibly played a game in his lifetime. Not saying it's the game's fault obviously, he could have been doing anything that required concentration. Knitting a scarf, perhaps.

[Poser]

Hehe. 'Homosassa'.

[Rog]

Daymeon

[Poser]

I hadn't even spotted that.

[That]

"Chap"

[Moggy]

Florida.

[Denster]

Wonder what he was playing?


Years ago a patient of mine Killed an 8 year old kid because he was noisy whilst he was watching the Vicar of Dibley.

[Ironhide]

Further proof that breeding licenses should be introduced.

[Alvin Flummux]

Years ago a patient of mine Killed an 8 year old kid because he was noisy whilst he was watching the Vicar of Dibley.

His wife:

No no no no no no no no noooooooooooo

[SEP]

Further proof that breeding licenses should be introduced.

Yeah, those should stop people with transient mental illnesses from hurting others!

[Delusibeta]

Florida.

But seriously, attend to the child first, get him or her to sleep, then use headphones.

[Irene Demova]

There's better tools for suffocating a child than headphones

[Adam Ash]

Christ, that's a bleak news story. It ain't easy fitting games in when you have kids, especially newborns. But that's really strawberry floated up.

[Call and Answer]

Horrible stuff. Hopefully this keeps him off the streets permenantly.

[Minto]

Off to Florida on holidays in 2 weeks.

[1cmanny1]

Are there actually more strawberry floated up people there, or do we just hear about it more than other states?

[Moggy]

Off to Florida on holidays in 2 weeks.

RIP in peace.

[JiggerJay]

What utter scum.