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8. South Korean Girl Starves To Death While Parents Raise Virtual Baby - Prius Online

It's one thing to neglect your own health while undertaking an epic gaming session - it something else entirely when your marathon session leads to the death of your real-world daughter, which is exactly what happened to a three-month-old South Korean girl in 2010. South Korean police arrested the couple after discovering their dead child. A statement was issued by police officer Chung Jin-Won: "The couple seemed to have lost their will to live a normal life because they didn't have jobs and gave birth to a premature baby. They indulged themselves in the online game of raising a virtual character so as to escape from reality, which led to the death of their real baby." In a cruelly ironic twist, the couple had been dedicated to raising a virtual child in internet cafes playing Prius Online, leaving their real baby unattended, occasionally dropping in to feed her powdered milk. The father said, "I am sorry for what I did and hope that my daughter does not suffer any more in heaven."