A couple has been arrested for allowing their three-month-old child to starve to death, as they were preoccupied with raising a virtual child on the internet, in the video game "Prius Online." 

Some will refer to this case as internet addiction, while others will label it negligence. Either way it is a very sad story and one that  need not be repeated again. Spending time with your family is more important than being on the internet.

Girl starved to death while parents raised virtual child in online game

Friday 5 March 2010 17.03 GMT - Korean couple became obsessed with raising virtual baby while their real infant daughter lay abandoned and unfed.

South Korean police have arrested a couple for starving their three-month-old daughter to death while they devoted hours to playing a computer game that involved raising a virtual character of a young girl.

The 41-year-old man and 25-year-old woman, who met through a chat website, reportedly left their infant unattended while they went to internet cafes. They only occasionally dropped by to feed her powdered milk.

According to the Yonhap news agency, South Korean police said the couple had become obsessed with raising a virtual girl called Anima in the popular role-playing game Prius Online. The game, similar to Second Life, allows players to create another existence for themselves in a virtual world, including getting a job, interacting with other users and earning an extra avatar to nurture once they reach a certain level...

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