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"Xbox dad" convicted of murdering daughter

A Philadelphia man, Anwar Salahuddin, has been convicted of murdering his 17 month-old daughter after she pulled over his "Xbox console". He was found guilty of third-degree murder and endangering a child and now faces between 23 and 47 years in prison.

As previously reported, Salahuddin stamped on the girl's head, causing fatal injuries. Jurors rejected arguments that Salahuddin had confessed to the murder in order to protect the girl's mother.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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