Man Kills Daughter After She Broke His Xbox

@razor123 (979)
India
August 24, 2008 9:13am CST
Philadelphia (PA) - Tyrone Spellman has been convicted of murdering his daughter, in an Angry rage that was ignited because she knocked over his Xbox. According to media reports, Spellman's daughter Alayiah pulled on the cords of the Xbox, causing the system to fall down and break. Spellman then struck his daughter so hard that he cracked her skull, said prosecutors. He may also have thrown her across the room, according to initial claims. Spellman, who confessed to the crime within 24 hours, originally told the police that Alayiah fell out of her bed, and then tried to claim his confession was only out of protection for his wife. Spellman's wife was asleep during the incident. The Department of Human Services had previously been tipped by an anonymous caller that Alayiah's parents were abusive, but they were previously unable to find any evidence. Spellman was convicted of third-degree murder and child endangerment, and faces up to 47 years behind bars. ==================================================================================== How idotic. Murdered his daughter just for a stupid Xbox. Thats no way you hit a kid even if they have done something wrong that they land up dead. Ultimately he doesn't have his Xbox, his lovely daughter and on top of that has to sit in jail for 47 years now. Whts the point. Some people don't think before they do any thing as to what the consequence would be later on.
4 responses
• Canada
28 Aug 08
This has to be the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! Not that you should ever hit somebody, let alone your own daughter, but over an Xbox? That's completely insane! This man better not get out of jail...Ever...He deserves to live the rest of his life rotting in a jail cell..........Over an Xbox...Seriously??? What the hell is this world coming to.. -Mike
• Australia
26 Aug 08
OMG I would never hit a child over an xbox. Yeah I can understand that he likes his xbox but killing his own daughter? That guy got what he deserved, 47 years in jail.
@pitstop (13793)
• Australia
24 Aug 08
This news stunned and shocked me. More and more people are getting very involved and almost addicted to gadgets - phones, computers and games. So much that they value these more than relationships and lives. Some people may say that it was just a fit of rage which caused more harm than he intended to - but I say: Would you even think or trying to beat someone especially a daughter for the sake of an XBox!!
• Philippines
24 Aug 08
Oh man, that's absolutely cruel. Gaming has turned this person into a monster! What could that man have done that the child ended up dying? I hope the authorities do all they can to make the person be responsible for what he did. I just hope that child is in a better place now than living with abusive parents.