Xbox Addict Dies of Blood Clot After 12-hour Continuous Gaming Session

A 20-year-old of UK who is a computer game fanatic died from a blood clot after playing on his Xbox console for up to 12 hours at a stretch.

The post mortem revealed that Chris Staniforth suffered a deep vein thrombosis, which was triggered as he sat in one position for a long spell.

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"He lived for his Xbox. I never dreamed he was in any danger," the Sun quoted Staniforth's father David, from Sheffield, as saying.

"As a parent you think playing computer games can't do them any harm because you know what they are doing.

"Kids all over the country are playing these games for long periods - they don't realise it could kill them," he added.

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David also recalled how Staniforth revealed about his chest pain to his friend before suddenly collapsing.

"He told his friend how he was woken in the night by a strange feeling in his chest," he stated.

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"He said his heart rate had been incredibly low but it went back to normal and he fell asleep again.

"Then he dropped a packet of chewing gum and as he picked it up, he jolted back and began to spasm," he recalled.

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Before he could be taken to the hospital, he succumbed to the attack.

Source-ANI