BIRMINGHAM, England, March 24 (UPI) -- Some online chat room users urged a British man to commit suicide this week by pushing the man until he ultimately hung himself in front of his Web cam.
The Daily Mail said Kevin Whitrick had entered an online chat room on Wednesday and declared his intent to end his life, only to have several users urge him to do so.
"He tied a rope around an uncovered ceiling joist and stood on the chair as he tied the rope around his neck," one anonymous user said of the Internet incident. "Some of us chat room users, talking to Kevin over text chat, microphones and video tried to convince him to step down, but others egged him on telling him to get on with it."
Friends of the 42-year-old said he had been emotionally strained from the death of his father, a recent car crash and his marriage ending.
The Daily Mail said police were promptly contacted by one of the users, but were unable to reach Whitrick's home in time to save his life.
