Five pre-trial investigations over the online game Blue Whale, that leads teenagers to commit suicide, have been launched in Lithuania over the past two weeks. Ramūnas Matonis, spokesman for the Police Department, said the probes were opened in Alytus, Šilalė, Utena and Raseiniai. In his words, the police have no data about cases of deaths resulting from the game; however, there have been cases of injuries. A young girl attempted to jump off a bridge in Alytus, southern Lithuania, while a young female in Šilalė, western Lithuania, cut her arms.
The virtual game Blue W...
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