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Victim's mother sues son's girlfriend Michelle Carter for $4.2m for urging his suicide
Carter was sentenced to 15 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter of Conrad Roy III.
Most people would rather die than see their reputations tarnished
In lab experiments, people are also willing to touch disgusting worms to protect their honour.
Michelle Carter to serve 15 months in prison for encouraging boyfriend to kill himself
Carter, from Massachusetts, was 17 when she told Conrad Roy to "get back in" a truck filled with carbon monoxide.
60,000 suicides in India linked to climate change
The suicides occurred in the past 30 years due to higher than average temperatures.
Scientists come down hard on 13 Reasons Why as searches for ways to commit suicide soar
Searches for 'how to commit suicide' went up 26% in the weeks after the Netflix series aired.
There are 75 men for every woman in parts of China, and it's making men aggressive and depressed
By 2020, there is estimated to be an excess of 20 million men of 'marriageable age' across China.
Stalker who drove ex-partner to suicide in six-month campaign of abusive jailed in legal first
Former soldier Nicholas Allen admitted manslaughter after Justene Reece hanged herself in February this year.
13-year-old boy who was gang-raped by 4 men kills himself with rat poison
The boy's father recorded a minute-long video in which the child recounts how terrified he was of his attackers.
Third teenager from Teesside school to die after being bullied was told 'to slit his wrists'
Arin Lyth, 13, was found hanging from a tree after he was bullied at a secondary in Teesside.
Japan cuts working hours in bid to reduce suicides by 30% in 10 years
A construction worker took his own life after clocking 200 hours of overtime in the month before his death.
Female hunter Melania Capitan found dead in apartment
The 27-year-old, who had thousands of followers online, reportedly committed suicide.
'Karoshi': A Tokyo Olympic stadium worker killed himself because he worked too hard
A fifth of the Japanese workforce faces the risk of death from overwork, according to a government survey.
'Despair deaths' are not to blame for rising mortality rates among white Americans
The opioid crisis and obesity are more serious threats.
Celebrities mourn the death of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington
The 41-year-old was found dead in a suspected suicide at his Palo Verdes Estate in Los Angeles.
Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington found dead in suspected suicide
LA County Coroner said Bennington apparently hanged himself.
Skydiver told wife he wouldn't pull parachute cord before jumping from plane
Capotorto Vitantonio's wife rushed to the Florida skydiving centre to warn them what was about to happen.
Man 'kills himself by jumping into volcano crater leaving suicide note in his backpack'
A 38-year-old man killed himself by jumping into the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on Sunday.
'You deserved one last picture' says mum who sent daughter's photo to ex before killing her
Cody-Anne Jackson has admitted murdering her daughter Macey Hogan in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016.
Swiss court convicts driver for killing suicidal woman lying on motorway
The man, who was driving within the speed limit, thought he had hit an animal, not a person.
Father kills his 2 children then hangs himself on Father's Day after custody dispute
Alvaro Camara, from California, has been identified as the killer of his two children aged 6 and 18 months
Girlfriend who sent suicidal texts to boyfriend urging him to kill himself found guilty of manslaughter
Michelle Carter encouraged her vulnerable 18-year-old boyfriend Conrad Roy to kill himself in 2014.
French woman tied to train tracks by husband and both killed by high-speed train
Émilie Hallouin, 34, and Guillaume Grémy, 37, were killed instantly in a tragic murder suicide.
Girlfriend sent suicidal boyfriend texts urging him to kill himself, Massachusetts trial hears
Michelle Carter, 20, allegedly told 18-year-old Conrad Roy to kill himself in 2014.
5.7 million people contacted Samaritans last year in new record high
'Suicide is not inevitable, it's preventable and everyone has a role to play,' CEO Ruth Sutherland said.
Mother denied access to dead daughter's Facebook by German court
Mother wanted access to Facebook account after 15-year-old died after being hit by a subway train
Pakistani father killed himself so son could inherit his government job
Muhammad Iqbal, 59, made spur of the moment decision to save his family from penury.
Man sets himself on fire in Munich after writing slogan about Isis truck attack
The 54-year-old died after dousing himself in gasoline in the central Marienplatz square on Friday (19 May).
Chris Cornell death: Detroit police investigating possible suicide at MGM Grand hotel
Police say there were "basic things observed at the scene" leading to their investigation.
Atlanta boy, 9, dies after coming home from school and shooting himself
Detectives are trying to work out whether the third grader was bullied.
8-year-old hangs himself days after video allegedly shows him being beaten in school bathroom
A lawyer for the boy's mother claimed the school had said her son had fainted.