Man Kills Daughter After she Broke his Xbox

[Nitrof1]

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.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35864/98/

please just live and watch the world for more crazyiness

 

[Azuremen]

You might want to have this thread moved to the current events and opinions area. Will get more attention there.

On another note... this is just messed up. Some people have no idea how to function properly in the world or deal with others.

 

[Danny]

That is a really sad story.

 

[Formula1Driver]

That's pathetic, is a stupid video game more important to you than your daughter, or anybody you are close to for that matter? This guy is sick.

 

[V1P3R]

Gonna sound like a broken record but... Wow just wow.

On the lighter side in the daughter's defence it probably would've broke anyway.

 

[Sting]

That's ****ed up!

 

[McLaren]

While I don't know the age of the girl, I'm going to assume it was a very, very young child, esp. if the 1 hit cracked her skull.

That's just wrong in all cases, though.

 

[superberkut]

This-

This is the saddest thing I have read since Tomas Delgado attempted to sue a family for damages to his car after he had killed their boy in such an accident. It is clear that this Tyrone character really needs the 47 years if he killed his own daughter for such a comparatively small accident. Why does he even have children if he cannot care for one under conditions as trivial as these? I sure wasn't killed when I broke my older brother's PS2 trying to clean out the lens. He lost respect for me, but nothing of the sort happened.

The real sad case here is that in other places, children still die for a lot less than even an Xbox, whether in sweatshops or at the hands of deranged murderers or rapists.

 

[Lee]

I'd find him and break the Xbox over his head.. Sick bastard.

 

[Casio]

I thought XBox's had those little things on the cord so if they were pulled hard enough they'd just snap in the middle rather than toppling the machine?

 

[TS]

That's just sickening, I hope he gets sentenced to 47 years.

 

[ND4SPD]

What the hell is wrong with people these days. That's just disgusting. How old was the daughter? I couldn't find it in the article.

 

[Diego440]

was it a Xbox 360, or just a plain Xbox?

 

[Joey D]

Wow, someone had some major anger issues. I can see getting mad but I don't think I could ever strike my kid like he did, I don't think my mind would let me.

Anyways there was one comment on the news story link that I think stood out and I can see this happening.

I can see now all the Jack Thompson’s of the world will start to claim how video games are destroying society. And soon some family member will sue Microsoft over negligence for making the xbox.

 

[V1P3R]

was it a Xbox 360, or just a plain Xbox?

Does it matter?

 

[Blackbird.]

Does it matter?

He's just curious...

But for the thread I agree like everyone else that that was a sick and disgusting thing for that guy to do he deserves every single one of those years sentenced to him. ****er. (sorry anger makes me swear)

 

[Tangled Web]

Wow, what is the world coming to. There are so many sick and twisted people out there, I hope they lock him away for life.

Just the other night, I saw something on TV about parents that beat there youngest kid to death due to him wetting the bed.

 

[Gashlycrumb]

Wow. Who values a $300ish game console more than your own daughter? What would he do if the neighbour's kid ran into his car while riding their bike? This guy needs to be locked away in a deep dark cell where he can't harm anyone.

 

['85fierogt]

Only 47 years? He should be glad he doesn't live in Texas, he'd have been executed by now.
According the the article the family was suspected of child abuse before, but investigators couldn't find any evidence.

Incidences like this, and the one Tangled Web mentioned, make you wonder when the government will start giving people psychological examinations before they are allowed to have children. I don't doubt something like this wouldn't happen sometime in the future and sadly I'm beginning to think it wouldn't be such a bad thing.

 

[JCE]

What the **** is wrong with people? I hope he gets what he deserves in prison. They probadly don't like child killers in prison.

 

[Blackbird.]

Better not drop the soap...

 

[Gashlycrumb]

If I was him I would be more worried about the shivs and shanks than dropping the soap related misadventures. Particularly when they find out it was his own daughter he beat to death.

 

[Blackbird.]

Either way it's bad news for him.

 

[Muzaffar]

Crap, that is just so 🤬 in many ways.....
Killing an innocent child over a video game? That is just sad.....

 

[Speedy Samurai]

That's pathetic, is a stupid video game more important to you than your daughter, or anybody you are close to for that matter? This guy is sick.

Are you inferring that it could be worth more than someone you are not close to?

Don't kill family over a video game, but strangers? hey, why not?

 

[Flerbizky]

Sheesh - XboX owners

Spoiler

Just Kidding FFS - I find the story as sad and stupid as anyone...

 

[Mr P]

That poor kid and I hope that bastard suffers everyone of those 47 years .. he deserves no less! ( no doubt the judge will slap him with 5 years though! )

I lose my rag gaming occasionally and have probably thrown the joypad in the air or against a wall a few times in all my days .. but that guy has a retarded mentality beyond belief! to even lift his hand to his daughter over a game system is as low as low can go ... I hope he thinks of his actions every day and suffers his own mental hell for the rest of his days.

R.I.P to the little girl

 

[Diego440]

Does it matter?

'course it does.

A 360 is much more valuable than a normal XBox...

The difference is that I don't come on GTP to wallow in the misery of the world, but to have a good laugh and maybe (if you wouldn't mind) relax a bit. I have enough stress at work to spill it over here. FFS!

 

[Touring Mars]

One should place ones daughters life as way more than some game console.

No 🤬 Sherlock... Hell, they should print that on the box...

 

[TheBigMan045]

Wtf i mean yeah i get frustated when something happens to my consoles, but i dont go around smacking small children i get it fixed its less cost than a childs life, but sadly for us sane people, these tosspots continue to breed. Why is this continuing to happen?