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An angry dad who throttled his seven-year old son in a fit of rage after he refused to stop playing video games had threatened to 'stop him breathing'.

Nicholas Lester, a senior developer at Microsoft, lost his temper when his boy refused to stop playing his Nintendo Switch - a direct rival to Microsoft's Xbox games consoles.

'I will stop him breathing,' Lester screamed after placing his terrified son in a choke hold at his West Melbourne home on February 6 last year.

Upon hearing the screams, the boy's mother rushed to the bedroom.

Lester faced the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Monday where he was sentenced to a one-year community corrections order with a requirement that he perform 100 hours of unpaid work.

The 41-year old pleaded guilty last week to unlawfully assaulting his boy.

The court heard Lester had a history of angst with his now estranged partner over the parenting of their son.

In sentencing Lester, magistrate Caroline Boult condemned Lester for his treatment of the boy.

Microsoft developer throttled son, 7, for playing Nintendo too long

An angry dad who throttled his seven-year old son in a fit of rage after he refused to stop playing video games threatened to 'stop him breathing'.

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[poppabk]

Thank God it wasn't a PS5.

 

[Fare thee well]

I had my dad wig out once when I was addicted to Ocarina of Time (that he bought for me lol). Luckily though, he took his frustration out on the N64 and not me, as he ripped it out of the wall and dragged it away. I will admit, it must be frustrating to see a loved one so occupied in a way you can't interact with. I know I get frustrated when people I know keep zoning out to look at their phones.

 

[Kilau]

Guy is a scumbag piece of shit. Article is also shit playing up the console war angle as if that had the slightest bit to do with it.

 

[Dural]

I have 4 kids and two of them play games an unhealthy amount, and I do sometimes get angry about it, but I'd never think of choking my kid for playing too much. I'd just put restrictions through the app that don't allow them to play or my wife takes the power cord. I can't imagine hurting my own child like that, the guy is mental.

 

[NickFire]

Damnit - I'm deleting this because I feel bad about joking at the material.

 

[Pagusas]

I'm not sure I understand the point of this news or post?

 

[SJRB]

I'm not sure I understand the point of this news or post?

Microsoft will go to extreme lengths to literally take out the competition.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

<<< has zero issue with this

 

[Aesius]

I had my dad wig out once when I was addicted to Ocarina of Time (that he bought for me lol). Luckily though, he took his frustration out on the N64 and not me, as he ripped it out of the wall and dragged it away. I will admit, it must be frustrating to see a loved one so occupied in a way you can't interact with. I know I get frustrated when people I know keep zoning out to look at their phones.

My dad used to get furious over my gaming and computer habits. I remember he once yanked the PC power cord out of the wall because he thought I was spending too much time on the computer! He chilled out significantly later in life and ended up being even more obsessed with his laptop than I ever was with my PC, lol.