French 19-year-old commits suicide live on Periscope

May 11, 2016 21:29

A 19-year-old French woman committed suicide by throwing herself in front of a suburban train in Paris and streamed the act live on Periscope, a judicial source said on Wednesday.

The unnamed woman "spoke of a rape and named the aggressor" during the filming, the judicial source said, adding that the claims were being treated with caution at this stage, AFP reported.

The actual death, which took place at a station in Egly to the south of Paris, was removed by Periscope but some of the video leading up to the suicide was still available on YouTube.

At one point the victim is seen on a couch, saying the video is "not designed to create a buzz... but to make people react, to open their minds, and nothing else".

The video then cuts to a black screen, and what appear to be the voices of emergency personnel can be faintly heard. Many messages of concern from Periscope users are seen flashing up on the screen.

Periscope is a smartphone application that allows users to stream live video via their Twitter account. The video remains accessible for 24 hours.

An investigation has been opened into the circumstances of the suicide.

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