‘Chucky’ Made Me Do It

A 7-year-old Liverpool lad allegedly stabbed a neighboring lady 21 times with a kitchen knife.

What was the tyke’s explanation for why he engaged in such violent behavior?

“I think I got the idea from Chucky,” the boy told the Liverpool Echo, alluding to the horror film with the evil character of the same name. “I saw it at my uncle's.”

The youngster alleged that he was merely acting out what he saw in the 1988 movie, “Childs Play,” that featured a serial-killing doll and spawned a bevy of sequels, which also feature bloodthirsty dolls engaged in serial murders.

Fortunately, the boy’s strength was still at a 7-year-old’s level, and the female victim’s injuries were not life threatening.