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13-Year-Old Boy Hangs Himself After Wii Game Was Taken Away
3-Jul-2008 Written by: Steve Ruback
School boy Jake Roberts had game taken away by his father and threw temper tantrum.
Mail Online is reporting a bizarre story this morning about a 13-year-old school boy named Jake Roberts. Roberts purchased a video game for his Nintendo Wii console with money he received as a birthday present.
When the boy returned home, he became extremely upset that he could not immediately play the game due to the fact that his sister was watching television. Roberts got into an argument with his parents that resulted in the boy’s father taking away his new game that he purchased, due to his son’s inexcusable behavior.
Jake proceeded to throw a temper tantrum and storm off to his upstairs bedroom. Jake’s father gave a statement about what occurred a few hours later when he went to check on his son.
His father stated, “His door was open with his bed to my left behind the door. I was going to tell him off when I turned. It took me a few seconds to register what I was seeing. His school tie was around his neck and he was hung from his cabin bed. I tried to lift him and his tie was attached to a bar on the bed.”
Jake’s parents are explaining publicly that their son had a history of throwing temper tantrums and overreacting to minor situations.
