A six-year-old lad went on a shopping spree while playing Fortnite on his uncle's PlayStation account - and ran up an £1,600 bill.

Murad Asad, 27, had been saving to buy a house when his nephew purchased more than a dozen in-game extras.

Alex got a PlayStation for Christmas. His uncle logged him into his Sony account on the console, but warned him not to buy anything.

The in-game purchases were charged to Murad's account.

The self-employed joiner, from Stockport, said he was horrified when he woke up on Sunday morning to find his bank account had been decimated.

When he investigated, Murad noticed his hard-earned money had been collected by 'Sony PlayStation'.

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He says his nephew was responsible for up to 15 separate transactions.

The M.E.N. has seen Murad's bank statement, which documents a series of payments ranging from £7.99 to £79.99.

Murad says that despite desperate pleas to Sony and his bank, he's been told he can't be refunded.

Speaking to the M.E.N, he said: "I woke up on Sunday and looked at my bank account.

"I am saving for a house and needed to move a few bills around and noticed there was £1,600 missing.

"I looked into it and it said 'Sony PlayStation' on my internet banking. There were at least 15 transactions of £79.99. It added up to £1,600.

"It said it was for the game 'Fortnite', which I know my nephew plays, but he is six and so does not have a clue about money.

"He got a PlayStation for Christmas and I signed in and gave him some games to play. I told him not to buy anything, but he obviously got excited.

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"That money was for a house I had been saving up for.

"Now I'm absolutely skint."

Murad said that when he rang his bank, staff said they had tried to make contact to warn him of 'unusual activity' on his account.

"It's so much money to go in one day, it's just ridiculous," he added.

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"That's four months of savings gone in one day."

In emails from Sony seen by the M.E.N. read: "The transactions in question were made on a console with a different serial number from the one provided by you, but our investigations do not indicate that the account has been compromised as a result of internet fraud.

"The transactions are not eligible for a refund under the criteria outlined in the PlayStation Store cancellation policy and therefore we cannot offer a refund in this case.

"We do require the SEN account holder to be responsible for all activity on their account."

Murad added: "Sony is one of the biggest electrical companies in the world and they won't help me."

Sony has not responded to the M.E.N's request for comment.