Kevin Whitrick
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| Born | {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}}}|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}}} {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}},}} {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} Cross Houses, Shrewsbury |
| Died | {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}}}|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}}} {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}},}} {{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}} (aged {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}}}) Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, UK |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse(s) | Paula |
Kevin Neil Whitrick or (August 17, 1964 - March 21, 2007) was a British citizen and an electrical engineer.[1] Whitrick's death was highly publicized for his live, online webcasted suicide.
Biography
Marriage and children
At the time of his death, he was married to his wife Paula, and had 12-year-old twins, one male and one female, but lived apart from his family after the breakdown of his marriage two years previously.[2]
Suicide
On the day of his death, Kevin Whitrick was in a chatroom on PalTalk and was joined by about 60 other users in a special "insult" chatroom where people "have a go at each other".[2] He punched a hole in his ceiling and placed a rope around a joist and around his neck, then stepped off a chair. Some people thought this was a prank, until his face started turning blue. Some people in the chat room egged him on while others tried desperately to find his address. A member in the room contacted the police, who arrived at the scene two minutes later. Kevin Whitrick was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m. GMT.[1]
Aftermath
The death has been reported in the press and is notable due to the fear of it inspiring other suicides, [3] the possibility of the webcam footage being made available on the internet,[4] and discussions over the culpability of web users who encouraged the man.
The police detectives traced about 100 chatroom users to question them about their role in the cyber suicide. [5] The Crown Prosecution Service has stated that none of the chatroom users will face criminal charges.[6]
Similar incidents
- Brandon Vedas died of a drug overdose while engaged in an Internet chat, as shown on his webcam.[7]
- Abraham Biggs, 19, committed suicide by consuming significant quantities of pain killers and temazepam, and streaming his suicide live on Justin.tv under the name feels_like_ecstacy . Before he fell unconscious and subsequently died, Biggs was also chatting on a body building forum, where he had reportedly threatened to commit suicide on numerous occasions. [8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bale (2007-03-24). [{{Expansion depth limit exceeded||}} "Get on with it, said net audience as man hanged himself on webcam"]. [{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}} |{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded| http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid={{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}} }}}} }} Times Online]. Times Newspapers Ltd. {{Expansion depth limit exceeded||}}. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [{{Expansion depth limit exceeded||}} "Chatroom users 'egged on father to kill himself live on webcam'"]. [{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}} |{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded| http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid={{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}} }}}} }} This is London]. Associated Newspapers Ltd. 2007-03-24. {{Expansion depth limit exceeded||}}. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ↑ Live hanging shown on web - Alberta suicide-prevention groups brace for copycat deaths
- ↑ Keep online suicide footage offline: police
- ↑ Ungoed-Thomas (2007-03-26). [{{Expansion depth limit exceeded||}} "Police consider charging chatroom users for inciting cyber suicide"]. [{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}} |{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded| http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid={{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}} }}}} }} The Australian]. {{Expansion depth limit exceeded||}}. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ↑ [{{Expansion depth limit exceeded||}} "No charges over 'suicide' on web"]. [{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}} |{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|{{Expansion depth limit exceeded| http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid={{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}} }}}} }} BBC News]. 2007-05-26. {{Expansion depth limit exceeded||}}. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ↑ "Net grief for online 'suicide'" BBC News, 4 February 2003.
- ↑ "Florida teen kills self in front of live webcam"Reuters.com
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