A mother has been charged with abuse and neglect after the drowning death of her child, with the neglect said to be due to playing video games.<\/p>\n
22-year old Tennessee resident Samantha Brymer-Armstrong was reportedly playing video games in the back bedroom and was wearing headphones when her three-year old daughter fell into the swimming pool and drowned.<\/p>\n
Police say Brymer-Armstrong told investigators that Kayleigh was left unattended for more than an hour\u00a0during her time playing games.<\/p>\n
This isn’t the first time this year that someone has died after a gamer has neglected a loved one, as\u00a0a Taiwanese man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after letting his sick mother starve to death<\/a> while he played on his PC.<\/p>\n Woman hospitalised after 40 hour gaming session<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Man chooses jail to escape playing Xbox<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Call of Duty gamer attempts rape, then shoots mother<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSource: Times Free Press<\/a><\/h6>\n
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