Three teenagers who broke into properties and stole motorcycles were re-enacting scenes from a popular video game after becoming addicted to playing it, a court heard.
The Bahrainis, aged 15, 16 and 17, appeared at the Lower Criminal Court yesterday where they admitted charges of theft.
Lawyer Ali Al Khalifa, representing the schoolboys, requested they be acquitted due to being addicted to Grand Theft Auto which he claimed had influenced them into copying the actions of the protagonist of the game in real life.
“Addiction of video games is a very serious issue and we can see how it affected my clients and influenced them to carry out the thefts,” he told a leading judge.
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