Builder is dubbed ‘dad of the year’ after sawing his son’s £400 PlayStation in half

Builder is dubbed ‘dad of the year’ after sawing his son’s £400 PlayStation in half because it turned him into a ‘kn**head’

  • Simon Shaw, from Saddleworth, grinned as he sliced the games console in half 
  • The father-of-two held up the broken pieces before giving the middle finger 
  • Mr Shaw posted the video on Facebook and received praise from other parents  

A builder has been dubbed ‘dad of the year’ after sawing his son’s £400 PlayStation in half because it turned him into a ‘k***head’.

Simon Shaw, from Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, gave the thumbs up as he was filmed firing up a cut saw.

The father-of-two grinned as he took the noisy power tool and sliced the games console in half as sparks flew.

Simon Shaw, from Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, was filmed powering up a cut saw to destroy his son’s PlayStation after it turned him into a ‘k***head’

The father-of-two grinned as he fired up the noisy power tool ready to slice the games console in half

The father-of-two grinned as he fired up the noisy power tool ready to slice the games console in half

Mr Shaw then held up the broken pieces of the PlayStation to the camera before he threw them on the ground and gave the middle finger.  

In the video he said: ‘This is my TS410 and this is my son’s PlayStation which I’ve just been and got out of his ****ing room, because that has turned him into a complete f***ing k***head and I’ve had enough.’

Mr Shaw posted the video on Facebook and some social media users dubbed him ‘dad of the year’, according to The Sun.

One user said: ‘Top parenting right there!’ 

Mr Shaw destroyed the PlayStation and held up the broken pieces to the camera

Mr Shaw destroyed the PlayStation and held up the broken pieces to the camera

But other social media users criticised Mr Shaw’s decision and said that the father could have donated the expensive toy to charity instead of destroying it. 

One user wrote: ‘I get the whole confiscate the computer etc but with the country being in s*** state and food banks using asking for present donations etc, that could have made a whole families Xmas.

‘Especially when the kids probably going to get a new one come Xmas.’

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