Gamer travels 1,500 kilometers to hit online game opponent with a hammer: he went to prison | Society

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by César Vega Martínez

Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 11:57

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A young man identified as Edward Kang, outraged after losing an online game of ArcheAge, traveled more than 1,500 kilometers from New Jersey to Florida to attack his opponent with a hammer. Kang stayed in a hotel, bought the weapon at a hardware store and entered the other player’s house, hitting him three times and causing serious injuries that sent him to the hospital, although the injuries were not life-threatening.

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Media in the United States reported the story of Edward Kang who, in a daze after an online game of ArcheAge, He traveled more than 1,500 kilometers to hit his opponent with a hammer.

According to the New York Post, Kang traveled that distance by traveling from New Jersey to Florida, where the other 20-year-old boy resided.

The case files indicate that the young man He stayed in a hotel, went to buy a hammer at a hardware store and took advantage of a night to break into the player’s house.

Once inside, he hit him three times with the device, causing serious injuries and sending him to the hospital.

After a few hours it was confirmed that the victim had several bruises, although they were not life-threatening.

Edward Kang traveled 1,500 kilometers…

The boy was questioned by Sheriff Bill Leeper of Nassau County, to whom he indicated that the victim “I was a bad person on the internet.”

The truth is that Edward Kang was remanded in preventive detention while the investigation takes place. He is charged with attempted second-degree murder and armed robbery.

It should be noted that the ArcheAge video game will be discontinued in the United States, due to its low demand.

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