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A teenager died from a stroke believed to have been caused by all-night computer gaming sessions.

Piyawat Harikun, who was just 17, would stay up all night playing multiplayer battle games on his PC during school holidays.

His parents now want to warn others about the dangers of gaming addictions.

They said on top of his all-night sessions, Piyawat would draw the curtains at his home in Udon Thani, northern Thailand, to continue playing.

Piyawat's father Jaranwit, went to the bedroom on Monday afternoon and found his son collapsed from the computer chair.

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Jaranwit, an air force officer, said he tried to revive his son but he was already dead.

There was a pile of takeaway boxes on the desk and a fizzy drink bottle at his feet, while his headphones were resting on top of another computer tower.

He said: ''I called his name and said 'wake up, wake up' but he did not respond. I could see he was dead.''

Medics who examined the body yesterday afternoon said the teenager died from a stroke, which they believe was caused by playing the computer constantly through the night.

Jaranwit admitted that his son was a gaming addict and warned other parents not to allow their children to become hooked on the games.

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He said: "My son was smart and always did great at school but he had a major problem with gaming addiction.

"I tried to warn him about his relentless long hours playing games and he promised to reduce it, but it was too late. He had already died before he had a chance to change.

"I want my son's death to be an example and warning for parents whose children are game addicts. They need to be more strict on their children's playing hours otherwise they could end up like my son."

The boy's body was taken from the hospital to a nearby Buddhist temple where his devastated father was waiting to arrange a funeral.