Game addict dies at home

An Internet game addict died at home in Incheon on Saturday.

The 20-year-old man had stayed at home playing games almost all day long for the past three years after graduating from high school, according to his brother who found him dead at 6:20 p.m.

(Yonhap News)

The man has not eaten properly for the past two months, his brother told police. He was often short of breath but refused to go to hospital. He suffered from depression and showed symptoms of social phobia.

Police have asked for a postmortem to determine the cause of his death.

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