A real-life stabbing occurred as a result of an online fight between two combat computer game players about Covid death counts, according to testimony given in court, reports RTE.
In relation to the knife attack, 49-year-old Ciaran Cuffe of Slieve Rua, Moate, County Westmeath, entered a guilty plea to assault.
The Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court was informed that on December 30, 2020, Cuffe and Rory Fagan went into different Moate residences and used PlayStation consoles to access Battlefield V.
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However, the court was informed that when they were discussing pandemic fatality rates over their headsets, they got into a violent argument, reports RTE.
When Mr Fagan drove to Cuffe’s residence in Slieve Rua from his flat on Church Lane, the disagreement descended into violence.
Three stab wounds occurred to him during the scuffle.
In relation to the knife attack, Cuffe, who is being held on bail, entered a guilty plea to assault; Judge Keenan Johnson postponed the punishment until November.
Police The males had been playing the computer game and spoke on their headphones, Hayley Foley told the court, reports RTE.
After talking about the coronavirus, the two—who had been friends for five years—”had a disagreement over figures and how deaths are recorded.”
When Mr. Fagan began to yell, the accused urged him to f**k off. Cuffe stated that Mr. Fagan had threatened to “go down and drag you out the window, so never tell me to f**k off,” reports RTE.
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