Man broadcasts suicide over the web

by angryindian | March 23, 2007 at 04:23 pm
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A man in the UK seems to have undertaken his suicide while  active in an Internet chatroom. 

From the Telegraph UK:

A man was found dead after apparently committing suicide while using a webcam in an internet chatroom, police said.

The
body of Kevin Neil Whitrick, 42, was discovered at an address in
Telford, Shropshire, after police forced their way into the property.

Officers
had been alerted by another internet user that Mr Whitrick had appeared
to self-harm while using a messaging service late on Wednesday.

 

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