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Daily Mail criticised for linking Skyrim to tiger enclosure death

Original: A UK news outlet is being criticized for suggesting Skyrim may have influenced the death of a 24-year-old man who entere

The Daily Mail is facing criticism after suggesting the video game Skyrim may have influenced William Chapman, a 24-year-old man who died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The paper noted he was a Skyrim fan and had taken a photo with a crossbow that day. Critics accuse the outlet of unfairly blaming video games for the incident.

Why now: People are pushing back against what they see as an unfounded attempt to link video games to a violent death.

Daily MailWilliam ChapmanYorkshire Wildlife ParkSkyrim

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• A UK news outlet is being criticized for suggesting Skyrim may have influenced the death of a 24-year-old man who entered a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The Daily Mail noted that William Chapman was a Skyrim fan who took a photo with a crossbow that day, and · Pirat_Nation · 1.4K

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