Warren Leblanc
Warren Leblanc (born 1987)[1] is a murderer from Leicester, England.
Murder of Stefan Pakeerah
On 27 February 2004, Warren killed his friend Stefan Pakeerah (14-year-old) with a hammer in a Leicester park, a method of execution identical to that shown in the video game Manhunt.[1][2][3][4] He was arrested on the same day. He claimed he only planned to rob him over a £75 debt. Warren's parents revealed that he and Stephan were obsessed with this video game and always sought the most violent method to kill someone.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The police denied any such link between the game and the murder however, citing drug-related robbery as the motive. The presiding judge also placed sole responsibility with Leblanc in his summing up after sentencing him to a life sentence.
Bibliography
- Violence on the Screen, Clive Gifford
- Powering Up: Are Computer Games Changing Our Lives, Rebecca Mileham
- The Link Between Video Games and Violence, Rahul Massey
See also
References
- 1 2 "Manhunt game withdrawn by stores". BBC News. 29 July 2004.
- ↑ "Police reject game link to murder". BBC News. 5 August 2004.
- ↑ "Teenage murderer gets life term". BBC News. 3 September 2004.
- ↑ "PM backs violent game inquiry". BBC News. 15 September 2004.
- ↑ Millward, David (29 July 2004). "'Manhunt' computer game is blamed for brutal killing". The Daily Telegraph
- ↑ "Teenager gets life for 'Manhunt murder'". Daily Mail. 3 September 2004.
- ↑ Britten, Nick (4 September 2004). "Teenager gets 13 years for 'video game' murder". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ Glendinning, Lee (4 September 2004). "Gang culture blamed as 'Manhunt' killer is sentenced to life. The Guardian.
- ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (10 November 2012). "Russian authorities talk "possible ban" of violent games after Moscow shooting". VG247.
- ↑ MacDonald, Sandy (17 February 2010). "‘Doom’ blurs the line between virtual, reality". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ "Manhunt 2 : le jeu interdit". Metro International. 8 October 2007.
- ↑ Ellis, Mark (4 April 2012). "Video nastiness: Kids as young as four act out violence they see in computer games, teachers reveal". The Daily Mirror.