Accused William Cuffe and Rory Fagan had been playing Battlefield V on Playstations in their respective homes prior to incident in MoateThe court heard the men had known each other for five years through gaming and had a disagreement over Covid-19 figures and how deaths were recorded. Photograph: iStockAn online dispute between two video game players about the recording of Covid-19 deaths led to a stabbing, Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court has heard.
Garda Hayley Foley said the pair, who had known each other for five years through gaming, discussed the coronavirus online but “had a disagreement over figures and how deaths are recorded”.Cathal Lombard’s Olympics story sounded too good to be true. In the end, it was However, the court heard he stabbed Mr Fagan three times, puncturing his right chest, upper abdomen and lower back. Mr Fagan bled heavily but made his way to his girlfriend’s home and was taken by ambulance to hospital.