British video gamer sentenced for 'swatting' stunt which led to US shooting
by Tristan Kirk
Apr 19, 2024
2 minutes
A British video gamer has been sentenced in a landmark ‘swatting’ prosecution, after he orchestrated a hoax in the US that led to an innocent man being shot in the face.
Robert Walker-McDaid, 28, phoned a terrorism hotline in and claimed to have taken hostages while armed
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