‘Defective products of education’: Game-addicted teen filmed violently assaulting mother who confiscated phone shocks Chinese social media


By Liya Su

Teenager seen in video suddenly lunges with right arm, grabs mother’s throat and pushes her against wall. Teen’s violent outburst against mother was filmed on subway’s CCTV and went viral after it appeared online. — SCMP

A 15-year-old boy addicted to online games who violently attacked his mother at a subway station in China after she confiscated his smartphone has shocked mainland social media.

The unidentified Beijing teen’s outburst was filmed on the subway’s CCTV on July 18 and went viral after it appeared online, Star Video reported.

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