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Net addict threatens parents with suicide

(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-11-27 09:50

A 14-year-old boy in Chongqing threatened to commit suicide in a bid to force his parents to permit him to play Internet games.

The boy Xiao Jun was addicted to Internet games, which distracted him from his studies and even food.

When his parents prohibited him from playing the games, he vowed to commit suicide by jumping off a building.

The parents are seeking experts' help.

(Chongqing Evening News)