Mortal Kombat killer sentenced to 36 years

Posted Jan 17, 2009 at 11:29AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 Tags:
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Mortal Kombat Killer Gets 36 Years - Image 1Lamar Roberts, who was convicted of beating a 7-year-old to death in 2007, was sentenced to 36 years in prison yesterday.

Roberts, dubbed the Mortal Kombat killer by the media, beat to death Zoe Garcia, half-sister of his girlfriend, Heather Trujillo. The two were supposedly babysitting the child when they kicked, hit, and slammed the child to the floor.

The initial reason reason they gave was that they were reenacting moves from Mortal Kombat. Garcia's aunt and stepmother believed that this was just an alibi, and that video game violence was not the issue.

The sister, Trujillo, got a plea bargain and received an 18-year suspended sentence, and six years in a youth offender program.

 
 
 

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by papajag - 2009-01-17 06:41
» ...

Garcia's Aunt is a G. That's right videogames has nothing to do with it these two are just f***** up in the head.

by Genotype - 2009-01-17 06:58
» unfortunately

Video game violence will end up being the new "insanity plea" that murderous bastards use to shorten there sentences.

by NarooN - 2009-01-17 07:55
» 36 years?

Should have gave him 36 life sentences, the *****.

by D4rklord - 2009-01-17 08:33
» unbelievable

the things people do nowadays

by D4rklord - 2009-01-17 08:38
» unbelievable

the things people do nowadays

by Power_Surge - 2009-01-17 09:05
» Another game blaming?

Fatality! Flawless Victory! (had to be said)

by greymist04 - 2009-01-17 11:06
» The bastards!

This is really one of the worst crimes I've ever heard of. Not only did these people take away a life, but it was also the life of an innocent 7 y/o, who had yet to do anything bad in this World, if only I could get my hands on these idiots...



Btw, not to take away from the story, but at the beginning of the 3rd paragraph, you type the word reason, twice.

by KyuuDMC - 2009-01-17 13:13
» WTH

What is happening to the world??? first the Halo killer and now this! ... this sh*t really messed my f**kin day up.

by HIDEO KOJIMA - 2009-01-17 14:51
» !

Brutality?.... Babality?

by GUNBEHINDTHESUN - 2009-01-17 19:18
» Btw

You typed type instead of typed. Enough with these over corrections already. We're only human.

by HIDEO KOJIMA - 2009-01-17 19:38
» !

Well it wasn't really in that order, but whatever. I think the worst one was the one with the dude choking an infant. Unless there is a worse one than that that I can't think of. It's just one of those things you try to forget.

by mari1r - 2009-01-18 05:28
» Games dont make people violent...

hearing/reading how these 2 nut bags beat up on a 7 year old,, makes me violent.

Cut there thumbs off so they cant ever play video games.

Where are the PARENTS,, how bout looking after your own kids instead of having a baby sitter doing it, you make em',, you can take care of em'.

by Matt-N - 2009-01-18 06:44
» !

AGREEEEEED!

by SolidXnake - 2009-01-18 11:06
» I got some punishment

Hang him by the balls and her by the tits- Then use a nail clipper and clip his ***** and her labia 24/7 /365 DANM MUTHA FLOCKERS!

by Tekkenlord - 2009-01-18 22:28
» yeah riiiiight

they were reenacting the moves in mortal kombat, the slam to the floor move remember, oh fuc...ing wait!!! theres no fuc...ing slam in the floor move and theres no beat a seven year old to dead test your might bonus... sooooo the excuse now is........? what a jackasses but the worst jackasses are the USA justice system for letting them even USE THAT as a "excuse" "defense" "argument" for i did it 'cuuuuuuuuz.....

by MrSpud - 2009-01-19 04:36
» mmm...

No word if he was listening to that evil "Rock and Roll" music? You know, Elvis and the Beattles, that's probably what did it...



The more it changes the more it stays the same, nobody wants to hear the truth (gun control, bad parenting, mental issues), for me it was Heavy Metal music when I grew up, Satan and black masses and so on, seems kinda funny now.

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