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Surely you've seen this week's viral video. It is about a man from Mali climbing a building to save a child who is about to fall into the void. The story scares. Fortunately it had a happy ending. The man, known as Mali's Spiderman ( although his real name is Mamoudou Gassama)managed to save the little boy and everything was left in a frightHow did it end the boy on the balcony His father was absent, he went to do the shopping and it took longer than expected because of nothing more and nothing less than the Pokemon GO game.
That's right, according to François Molins, Paris prosecutor, the 37-year-old father, who at the time was responsible for taking care of his son, went out to shopping and it took him longer than necessary because he was entertained by playing Pokemon Go, the augmented reality game that went viral in 2016. It is not known exactly how long it took him to get home, but without Without a doubt, it was enough time for the child to go out on the balcony and put his life in danger. The father was arrested for leaving the son alone while he took care of him, he can get up to 12 years in prison. At the moment, he is free in custody until September, the date on which the trial will take place. Mamoudou Gassama has obtained French nationality.
Pokemon Go, a danger to users
The child is now with the father despite the fact that at first the social services took care of the child,to support him facing the situation. It is not the first time that risky situations have occurred while people play Pokemon Go. During the summer that the game went viral, a person was killed by a train while trying to hunt down a character in the game. In addition, several incidents of being run over while crossing on sidewalks or highways were reported.
Via: La Vanguardia.
