September 29, 2008

Gaming argument leads to death

There are many warnings out there about the dangers that can be found on the internet and mainly people are careful as to how much personal information is left on the internet these days. However, in a shocking case of murder, it has come to light that this tragedy started off as an argument on a gaming forum.

Twenty year old Matthew Pyke was found murdered in his flat in Nottingham, he ran Advance Wars where he posted ideas and tips for online gamers.

Nevertheless, it turns out that something went wrong somewhere along the line and the police believe has led to the fatal stabbing of the young man who was preparing for the year at Nottingham University.

The police have arrested another gamer from Germany on suspicion of murder. This has thrown many questions up in air about forums and social networking sites.

Source [Io9]