A mother neglected her three children and let her dogs starve to death because she was so obsessed with a computer game.
She played the Small World game non-stop on the internet while her children were badly neglected for six months. According to the report, the mother had become hooked on the computer game after an invitation to play from a friend on Facebook. She started playing initially for an hour a day in late 2009 but since August of that year it had become an obsession to the point where she was only getting two hours' sleep a night. It was revealed that her home became filthy, with rubbish strewn over the floor, and the bodies of her two dogs were left for two months in the dining room. The horror only came to an end when a neighbour peered through the letterbox and alerted the authorities.
Investigation has been done, and it is found that the woman had been a devoted and competent mother until tragedy struck some years ago with the death of her husband from a heart attack. She retreated into this virtual world and shut herself off from the outside world.
The mother was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, suspended for two years and ordered to do 75 hours of unpaid work. She was banned from keeping animals and using computers. Also, she admitted three charges of child cruelty and two of animal neglect.
It is painful to accept the death of husband. Hope that she could get over the pain as soon as possible.
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