‘Parents’ own fault’: Teen girl in China splurges RM291,703 on phone games in four months, depleting family savings

Teacher at the girl’s school tipped off her mother, who then discovered her bank account was almost empty. The 13-year-old spent vast sums in a few months after her habit turned into an addiction and schoolmates pressured her to buy games for them. — SCMP

A 13-year-old girl in China addicted to online gaming spent 449,500 yuan (RM291,703 or US$64,000) she stole from her mother on app games in four months has shocked mainland social media.

The unnamed secondary school student from Henan province in central China stole from her mother after becoming addicted to gaming apps on her smartphone.