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Killed for a PSP...

Teen run over while escaping attackers who were after his PSP

Two teens have been arrested on charges of murder and strong-arm robbery in the US after a 17 year-old kid was killed running away from his attackers who were after his PSP.

A report in the Miami Herald says, "Walking from the library during Christmas vacation, James Felton-Maitland, 17, was fatally attacked by two teens bent on stealing his Sony PlayStation Portable."

The cause of death was described as: "Escaping his attackers' blows, James ran into traffic and was hit by a truck."

Under state law, someone who commits a violent felony that ends in a death can be charged with murder.

"I looked forward to driving him to graduation one day. Maybe having a family, and grandchildren. And all that was snatched away from me," said his mother, Janet Maitland. "I would have bought those kids a PSP if they wanted it."

So would we. Germs...

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