Bullies go for gamers

MORE than half of children and young people have been bullied while playing online games, research suggests.

A survey of 2500 gamers aged between 12 and 25 found 57 per cent had been bullied while playing a game, and 22 per cent have stopped playing as a result. Victims of cyberbullying can feel isolated and alone, campaigners said.

One 16-year-old gamer, Bailey Mitchell, told the BBC he had been regularly bullied and even received death threats while playing online games since the age of 10.