US woman admits shaking baby to death over Facebook game

This booking photo courtesy of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department shows Alexandra V. Tobias.

US woman admits shaking baby to death over Facebook game (AFP) – 1 hour ago

MIAMI — A Florida woman, angry because her baby's crying was interrupting her game of Farmville on Facebook, has pleaded guilty to murder after shaking the infant to death, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Alexandra V. Tobias, 22, of Jacksonville, entered the plea in the January death of three-month-old Dylan Lee Edmondson before Circuit Judge Adrian Soud on Wednesday, the Florida Times-Union said.
Tobias could face up to life in prison. The newspaper said a sentencing hearing has been scheduled for December.
The Times-Union said Tobias told investigators she became angry because her baby was crying while she was playing Zynga's FarmVille.
She said she shook the baby, smoked a cigarette, and then shook him again and that the infant may have hit his head during the shaking.
Zynga claims more than 230 million monthly active users of its games, which include "Mafia Wars," "Treasure Isle," "Zynga Poker," "Cafe World," "FishVille" and "PetVille" in addition to "FarmVille."

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This booking photo courtesy of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department shows Alexandra V. Tobias.

US woman admits shaking baby to death over Facebook game (AFP) – 1 hour ago

MIAMI — A Florida woman, angry because her baby's crying was interrupting her game of Farmville on Facebook, has pleaded guilty to murder after shaking the infant to death, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Alexandra V. Tobias, 22, of Jacksonville, entered the plea in the January death of three-month-old Dylan Lee Edmondson before Circuit Judge Adrian Soud on Wednesday, the Florida Times-Union said.
Tobias could face up to life in prison. The newspaper said a sentencing hearing has been scheduled for December.
The Times-Union said Tobias told investigators she became angry because her baby was crying while she was playing Zynga's FarmVille.
She said she shook the baby, smoked a cigarette, and then shook him again and that the infant may have hit his head during the shaking.
Zynga claims more than 230 million monthly active users of its games, which include "Mafia Wars," "Treasure Isle," "Zynga Poker," "Cafe World," "FishVille" and "PetVille" in addition to "FarmVille."

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She should go to prison for life not up to life. And the fact that she went back to shake the baby again tells me she didn't just want the baby to be quit she wanted this baby dead. she should never be free again IMO

I couldn't agree more, scottep!

This is just sad on so many levels.

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That is really strange. Usually when people shake their babies to death it is out of frustration, (the baby wont stop crying) and the death is unintentional. Putting the baby down and then shaking again is really weird. I don't think she meant to kill her baby, I think she was out of control with her game addiction. The guilt and remorse she is going to live with is going to be unbearable. Over fricken Farmville. I would just kill myself if I did something so stupid.

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How sad! Addiction to computer games, just like any addiction, can destroy lives. I don't think it matters what the law does to this woman. SHe has to live with murdering her baby.

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Very sad.

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How horrible.

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