Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Hang suicide live-stream in chatroom
A MAN live-streamed his suicide in an online chatroom, an inquest heard.
Leon Jenkins, 43, was found hanged in his living room after users of Paltalk raised the alarm.
He had struggled with anxiety and depression in the months before police found his body in Roath, Cardiff, on July 25.
The inquest in Pontypridd heard his last call, 90 minutes before his death, was to Gina Baker of Tennessee, who was his girlfriend despite them never meeting in person.
Assistant Coroner Rachel Knight said there was no evidence of him being goaded, adding: “He was arguing with his girlfriend in the US.
“I find it more likely than not he intended to end his life.” Verdict: Suicide. ARMED police hold a suspect in the grounds of Parliament yesterday in a chilling echo of last year’s Westminster terror attack.
The man was tasered near the Carriage Gates where PC Keith Palmer was killed in March last year.
Yesterday’s drama, not thought to be terror-related, unfolded just before noon as shouts were heard from the gates, the main vehicle entrance to Parliament.
Armed police in bulletproof vests were seen pointing their guns at the man’s head as he was pinned down, handcuffed and searched.
A witness said: “The guy was shouting something. The police handcuffed him and got him to his feet, then unzipped his jacket to see if he had anything on him.”
The Met Police said: “A man tried to gain entry to the grounds of the Palace of Westminster via Carriage Gates, and ran towards officers posted there. He did not comply with officers’ requests to stop. A Taser was deployed.”
The man was held on suspicion of trespassing and was due to have a mental health assessment, they added.