Man streams his suicide online

A 24-year-old Japanese man, who had discussed his suicide intentions with chat room users, live streamed his own suicide after his chat room egged him on.

Web has seen it all! A Japanese man committed suicide live on the internet after his chat room egged him on, the Telegraph reported. The 24-year-old unidentified man had been discussing his intention to kill himself with members of a chat room from his apartment.

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Apparently, the man was encouraged by some users to stream his suicide online. While some desperately tried to stop him, others merely egged him on. Many viewers thought they were watching a hoax and even asked him hurry up and get it over with.

Initially he tried to hang himself on the balcony of his flat but after a failed attempt he tried to hang himself in his room.

By the time police reached his apartment, he was already dead.