It seems as of late a lot of unstable people have been playing video games.  In Yorkshire, England, teenager James Callaghan didn’t take too kindly too losing in FIFA so he decided to get drunk, grab an axe and a knife and proceed to reign terror.  According to sources, he threatened two girls, hit someone passing by on the head with the axe, terrified a cyclist and tried to smash his way into an apartment.

That wasn’t even the worst part of this story.  Before the police could stop Callaghan, he forced his way into 65 year old Irene Roberton’s home and killed her.  Callaghan was said to have “struck her six times on the head with the axe, chopped off a finger and repeatedly stabbed her in the back, stomach and leg.”

When he was later found by police, he surrendered and admitted to killing the woman.  Callaghan has said to have had a past history with violence and drinking.  The Daily Mail made sure to report that Callaghan played GTA even though GTA was not involved in this incident at all.  They also mentioned he had gone on a drunken rampage once before.  It’s a sad story, but another gamer who was drunk did something horrible.

Our prayers go out to the family of Irene Roberston.

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