In 2007, an incredibly tragic murder case was discovered, i.e., Gabriel Kuhn and Daniel Patry. In this incident, both the victim boy and the killer were teens. According to some news reports, the victim in the crime, Gabriel Kuhn, was just 12 years old and the perpetrator was aged 16.
Both were avid gamers and came to be friends for two reasons. One was that they were neighbors and the second reason was the fact that they both played the same game, Tibia. Their interests were similar, they became close acquaintances, however according to medical studies, Daniel Patry was mentally unstable and could quickly become annoyed at the smallest of things.
Daniel Patry was good at playing the same game, and earned a large amount of digital coins during the game. In addition Patry would loan digital coins to other neighbors in the neighborhood. He also loaned the equivalent of 20,000 digital coins to one of his friend Gabriel Kuhn, and things became more difficult when Kuhn did not pay Patry’s request.
The murder took place: Gabriel Kuhn and Daniel Patry
According to the official sources, Gabriel Kuhn and Daniel Patry were good acquaintances, and played the same game, Tibia because Patry was a rich man with lots of digital currency he could lend to his buddies. One day Kuhn requested coins back; Patry offered to share 20,000 digital dollars with him. However, when Patry demanded to return his coin, Kuhn refused to do this, which caused Patry angry and decided to murder him.
The killer brutally murdered Kuhn by stabbing him in the back with a an instrument that was sharp. At first the team investigating did not know about the perpetrator until they investigated further the notorious murder of the teenager gamers and discovered that the perpetrator was none other than his 16-year old lover- Daniel Patry.
Patry received a sentence of prison for three years. it is believed that within three years Patry was released as the age was not 18 years old. In the event that he was not, he would remain in jail for the rest of his life.
Patry’s mother’s reaction
According to various sources the parents of Patry were nice and kind people and were not on disagreements with any person in the neighborhood which means that Patry was raised within a loving family. Additionally, his parents stated that they’d noticed some behavioral changes in Patry’s personality because he became annoyed at conversations with friends as well as his performance in school dramatically slowed. He was a lonely person most times, not spending time with his family or the neighborhood.
They even took him to a psychiatrist since his condition was getting worse every day.
Last words
The murder case between Gabriel Kuhn and Daniel Patry became famous again as people on the internet regularly discuss it, particularly gamers. The murder took place as an outcome due to Kuhn refusing to repay the amount of 20,000 digital coins to Patry that Patry had earned through the game.
The value of all those coins is approximately $1.75 that resulted in the loss of Kuhn the life of his family. In the end, Patry was proven the murderer and sentenced to jail for three years.
