12-Year Kid in Port Said Dies from PUBG

Sadness prevailed in Port Said governorate, after a child, 12, who was playing the "PUBG game" on his mobile phone, dies.

Last Monday, Al-Salam Hospital in Port Said received the child “Muhammad”, while the initial examination revealed that he died of cardiac arrest.

The child’s family said that they found him lying on the ground, with his mobile phone open to the PUBG game next to him.

The child’s body was kept in the morgue at the Public Prosecution disposal, in order to specify the death causes, until the burial gets authorized.

On the other hand, official source confirmed that there is no criminal suspicion, and no one can proved if the electronic game caused the child's death, or whether emergency health conditions led to Heart attack.

As for Religious institutions, Al-Azhar International Center for Electronic Fatwa previously warned against the game of “PUBG.

Also, the Center reported in its Fatwa, that games and recreation are permissible in Islam if interests are considered and harmful ones are avoided.

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Worth noting that, last February, a 17-year-old boy died inside Kafr El-Zayat Hospital. He was attacked by one of his friends because of the PUBG game as well.