Trading standards officers in the UK are reporting the possible influx of unsafe chargers for handheld game consoles and various other gadgets, with one brand possibly causing overheating or electrocution. Learn more after the jump.

We hope this next tidbit will put everything to rest. Not that we're trying to suppress the word or something, but for the sake of Connor O'Keefe's soul, we hope to end this right here. Because you see, the kid isn't a victim of Nintendo. He was accidentally electrocuted while trying to unplug his GameBoy.

With that said, Nintendo of Europe recently released a press statement regarding the matter. It reads: "Nintendo wishes to offer its sincere condolences to the family of Connor O'Keefe. Details of the accident are currently unclear so we are unable to make any further comment at this stage."

It should be remembered that this thing somewhat blew out of proportion when local tabloids gave the story a sensational twist such as headlines like "Killed by GameBoy." Furthermore, the local police officials have always maintained that no blame whatsoever has been attached to the company. We also send our most sincere condolences to the family of the kid.

The news is a day or so old, but it still bears mentioning. On the right you will see a picture of Connor O'Keefe, seven years old and deceased.

First written about by tabloids and the general press, followed by Games Industry and Kotaku, different pictures are being painted about the death of the boy. The tabloids give the coverage a sensational title such as "Killed by XMas Game Boy" or other things, but he was electrocuted and died of burns resulting from trying to unplug his Game Boy handheld.

Now, here comes a crucial bit of information that may hold some important perspective regarding the issue. Some of the news coverage of this mentions that Connor just came from swimming in the pool at the time, while others do not mention that little tidbit at all. Note, however, that his mother does mention that the boy knows about the dangers of electricity and electrocution.

All in all, we can take this as a horrible accident given the different factors involved. That being said, does a headline like "Game Boy kills child" smack of anti-game bias, or of shoddy journalism? Either way, there's one less kid out there, and that's the worst thing about all of this.