A man who murdered his partner after she became obsessed with computer games has been jailed for life. Malcolm Palmer, who murdered his partner after she became obsessed with computer games Malcolm Palmer, 62, stabbed Carol Cannom repeatedly with a lock knife and steak knife in front of their 10-year-old son, Lincoln Crown Court heard. The court was told 46-year-old Miss Cannom had become hooked on her son's PlayStation console and would often be on it until the early hours of the morning. Palmer, a former worker at Heathrow Airport, was ordered to serve at least 14 years in prison as he was handed a life sentence by Judge Michael Heath. Palmer, of Windsor Gardens, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, earlier admitted the murder of Miss Cannom at their home on November 19 2008. Jailing Palmer, Judge Heath said: "There is no justification or excuse for what you did on November 19 of last year. You are of previous good character, an industrious, devoted family man but for some time before November 19 your relationship was under some strain. "I can make no judgment as to why that was, although you felt certain it was because your partner became addicted to playing on a Playstation, sometimes staying up until four or five in the morning. You felt rejected and unwanted as you were asked to leave the home that you shared with her." The judge added: "The other aggravating feature of the attack was that it was ferocious. "On the night in question, your son was aware that you were rowing about the Playstation and he heard his mother crying. He came downstairs and saw you in the process of stabbing her. That boy shouted at you to stop it and she shouted at him to dial 999. At one point your 10-year-old son tried to pull you off his mother and as he did so he suffered a minor injury." The court heard that Miss Cannom suffered 30 knife wounds to her face, chest and legs. One of the blows punctured her liver. When she shouted at her son to dial 999, Palmer told her that she would never see him again as he continued his violent assault.
ok that guy looks scary.... gosh....he stabbed her sooo many times mostly its a chick who goes n nag on a guy cuz he wont stop gaming.... this case where its the other way around is quite extreme........... poor kiddo....
heard this think the article forgot to mention that she was suspected of cheating on him or something so this article is fail.
affair AND mentioning that it was GRAND THEFT AUTO's fault... so that could've happened on 360 but Rrod so yea can't be played that long hahahaha. in ya face n00b. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...er-who-became-hooked-on-Sony-PlayStation.html
^ ok i let you off this once haha aww GTA is involved but atleast it wasnt the person playing it that went crazy unless the guy was having GTA sessions when nobody was home :(
lol..don't really think the game would cause this murder. Cz she had an affair and asked him to move out, I think that added his intent to murder her..still..he's sick = =
the old man is so sick, how could he stab his wife infron of his son bescause shes is addicted to the playstation, thats so stupid
Fuck crazy old fart thts the stupidest excuse to kill ur wife, ok heres prob the reasons well since she was on the playstation all the time, the dinner isnt going to cook itself, the clothes arent going to wash themself u think she would kill u if u fuckin played video games and didnt pay bills and shit ?
he should have bought an M$360 with superior technology and online capabilities and got her back by saying "HAHA Tekken 6 is coming to the M$" and stuff like that. Spoiler Yes, this is fanboy bait. hahaha
