Jailed: Knife killer who stole to play 'Farmville' game on Facebook | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk

A knifeman murdered his mother’s former lover after stealing money to spend on the computer game Farmville.

Adam Hamnett, 23, was desperate for cash to buy animals on the hit Facebook application – where players run a ‘virtual’ farm. Hamnett, who has never had a job, stole a credit card from a blind man and spent £70 on Farmville.