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US family stunned by teenager's internet suicide

The sister of a US teenager who committed suicide live on the internet said “it boggles the mind” that viewers and the website operators had up to 12 hours to save him.

Sat, 22 Nov, 2008 - 09:40

The sister of a US teenager who committed suicide live on the internet said “it boggles the mind” that viewers and the website operators had up to 12 hours to save him.

Abraham Biggs, 19, from Broward County, Florida, took a fatal drug overdose on a live video streaming website on Wednesday.

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