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Dad convicted of killing 17-month-old daughter over broken Xbox 360

PHILADELPHIA -- A man who spent long hours each day playing video games was convicted Tuesday of killing his 17-month-old daughter when she pulled down his Xbox console.

Prosecutors believe Tyrone Spellman pummeled Alayiah Turman, cracking her skull several times, while her pregnant mother napped in another room in September 2006.

Jurors rejected arguments that Spellman confessed to protect More..


Added: Jan 30 2008   In: news_politics

By: coma_america  United States

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  • is there an Xbox in jail as well?

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "Simba1" (R) Germany

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  • hahahahaha

    thats great

    gota love america

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "You_Cant_Win" (R) United States

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  • Quoted comment by You_Cant_Win: hahahahaha

    thats great

    gota love america

    Amigo, that's not America. That's the whole point. This is a sliver of the counter culture and the anti-conformists. Just so happens they plant their ass here. The Civic leaders and religious leaders rebuke this.

    Take up a better cheerleading cause maybe?

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "GeoGig" (R) S. Georgia and S. Sandwich Islands

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  • Pathetic. Enjoy life in jail monster.

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "harrybawls08" (R) Canada

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  • Too sad man :(

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "less_than_convinced" (R) United Kingdom (UK/GB)

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  • People should be made to pass tests to see if they are fit to be parents before they have kids.

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "widdy1" (R)

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  • Quoted comment by widdy1: People should be made to pass tests to see if they are fit to be parents before they have kids.

    That would seal the extinction of the americans.

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "MrPhelps" (B) United States

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  • What a MF! He should be beaten to death with a x-box.

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "AK-74" (R) Iraq

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  • I like gaming... it's soooo realistic :-(

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "badMother" (R) Netherlands Antilles

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  • No more GTA for Tyrone.

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "Ant00" (R) United States

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  • Quoted comment by widdy1: People should be made to pass tests to see if they are fit to be parents before they have kids.

    I totally agree with you. The old argument was you need a license to drive a car, training to operate machinery, ect... And I believe this child pulled down that console because all she wanted was some attention.

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "Interloper" (R) Australia

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  • Serve the kid right for damaging his equipment.

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "abadplanner" (R) Switzerland

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  • "He's not happy with the verdict.

    Alright then, hope you rot in jail.

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "beck64" (R)

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  • What the hell is wrong with people...

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "charliefoxtrot77" Premium United States

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  • Perhaps this tragedy could have been prevented if the "city social workers" had been doing their job.

    Posted Jan-30-2008 by "sloop" United States

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