International Business News - Suicide http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A Long Island doctor who admitted killing his terminally ill wife last month in a botched suicide pact has apparently taken his own life. Police in New York's Nassau County say Dr. Rajasekar Sham (RAH'-jah-SAY'-kuhr SHAHM) was found dead Tuesday in the Flower Hill home he had shared with his wife, Lucila. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/187387-doctor-suicide-pact.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/police-ny-doctor-dead-at-scene-of-suicide-pact.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/police-ny-doctor-dead-at-scene-of-suicide-pact.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:08:06 EST The jury leader in the trial of a Missouri woman accused of an Internet hoax that ended in a teenage neighbor's suicide said most panelists favored convicting the defendant of felony conspiracy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/web-hoax-juror-majority-wanted-felony-conviction.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:02:45 EST The jury leader in the trial of a Missouri woman accused of an Internet hoax that ended in a teenage neighbor's suicide said most panelists favored convicting the defendant of felony conspiracy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/juror-didnt-feel-defendant-expected-teens-death.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:59:47 EST The mother of a girl who committed suicide at age 13 after being subjected to an Internet hoax says a woman's conviction in the case shows that people who bully others online will face consequences. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/mom-verdict-shows-cyberbullies-will-be-punished.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:17:07 EST A Missouri mother on trial in a landmark cyberbullying case was convicted Wednesday of only three minor offenses for her role in a mean-spirited Internet hoax that apparently drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide. The federal jury could not reach a verdict on the main charge against 49-year-old Lori Drew--conspiracy--and rejected three other felony counts of accessing computers without authorization to inflict emotional harm. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/183137-internet-suicide.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/jury-convicts-mom-of-lesser-charges-in-online-hoax.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/jury-convicts-mom-of-lesser-charges-in-online-hoax.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:09:27 EST A judge has ordered jurors to return and deliberate Wednesday after they suggested that they had reached verdicts for three of four counts in the MySpace cyber-bullying trial of a Missouri mother. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/182122-internet-suicide.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/jurors-in-myspace-case-hinting-at-verdicts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/jurors-in-myspace-case-hinting-at-verdicts.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:54:53 EST A Missouri mother on trial in a landmark cyberbullying case was convicted Wednesday of only three minor offenses for her role in a mean-spirited Internet hoax that apparently drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide. The federal jury could not reach a verdict on the main charge against 49-year-old Lori Drew--conspiracy--and rejected three other felony counts of accessing computers without authorization to inflict emotional harm. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/182698-internet-suicide.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/jurors-in-myspace-case-hinting-at-verdicts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/jurors-in-myspace-case-hinting-at-verdicts.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:44:34 EST They canceled their cell phone service and stopped their Social Security benefits. They prepaid their 2008 income taxes, heating and electric bills and left tips for the housekeepers in their Florida vacation home. They even left their attorney stamps to pay the bills. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/ny-doctor-in-suicide-pact-with-wife-pleads-guilty.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:43:57 EST The fate of a Missouri mother accused of conspiring in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led to a 13-year-old girl's suicide is now in the hands of a jury. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/jurors-set-to-deliberate-over-myspace-hoax.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:54:33 EST Jurors suggested in a note to the judge late Tuesday that they had reached verdicts on three of four counts against a Missouri mother accused of conspiring to harass a 13-year-old girl with Internet messages that allegedly prompted her suicide. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/181837-internet-suicide.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/jurors-set-to-deliberate-over-myspace-hoax.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/jurors-set-to-deliberate-over-myspace-hoax.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:17:49 EST A federal jury was given the case Monday of a Missouri mother accused of conspiring with her daughter and an assistant to harass a 13-year-old girl on the Internet, allegedly precipitating the teen's suicide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/judge-puts-off-ruling-in-internet-hoax-case.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:32:56 EST A judge has barred an Argentine cable television station from airing footage of a former police commander shooting himself on camera to avoid arrest on human rights violations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/judge-bars-argentine-tv-from-airing-suicide-tape.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:14:45 EST A judge has barred an Argentine cable television station from airing footage of a former police commander shooting himself on camera to avoid arrest on human rights violations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/judge-bars-argentine-tv-from-airing-suicide-tape.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:12:55 EST The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live over a webcam said Saturday he was appalled by the virtual audience that egged on his son and called for tougher regulation of Internet sites. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/father-appalled-by-virtual-audience-to-sons-death.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:31:24 EST The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live over a webcam said Saturday he was appalled by the virtual audience that egged on his son and called for tougher regulation of Internet sites. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/fla-teen-commits-suicide-with-live-web-audience.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:37:03 EST A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke. Some watchers contacted the Web site to notify police, but by the time officers entered Abraham Biggs' home--a scene also captured on the Internet--it was too late. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/florida-teen-commits-suicide-in-front-of-webcam.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:51:49 EST A Missouri woman knew her 13-year-old neighbor was depressed and suicidal when she sent cruel Internet messages to the teenager, her former assistant testified. The girl killed herself after being told the world would be better off without her. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/witness-recalls-last-messages-in-myspace-hoax-case.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:06:14 EST The daughter of a woman accused of orchestrating a cruel Internet hoax against a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide took the witness stand Friday to defend her mother. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/witness-recalls-last-messages-in-myspace-hoax-case.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:09:27 EST Tina Meier often sat with her daughter while she was online to ensure nothing fishy was happening. Lori Drew wanted to find out what kind of nasty rumors were being spread about her daughter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/dead-teens-mom-testifies-in-cyberbullying-trial.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:18:53 EST The mother of a Missouri girl who committed suicide after being targeted by an Internet hoax testified Thursday that she was unaware that her daughter had posed as an 18-year-old while allegedly trying to chat online with boys. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/dead-teens-mom-testifies-in-cyberbullying-trial.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:54:42 EST