Boy, 5, racks up £1,700 iPad bill in 10 minutes

A five-year-old boy who racked up a £1,700 (€1,965) bill in just under 10 minutes on his parents’ iPad has said he has learned his lesson.

Boy, 5, racks up £1,700 iPad bill in 10 minutes

Danny Kitchen innocently ran up the debt by playing a game on the tablet which automatically billed his parents, Greg and Sharon, as he progressed.

His parents provided the schoolboy with a password for the game after he told them it was a free download.

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