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Young man committing suicide in a hotel

WeChat chat history before death

Raise the alarm of the investigating police officers

Record display

A certain netizen explained in detail to the man the method of suicide

And induce and urge them to commit suicide as soon as possible

What is the identity of this netizen?

Is this behavior a crime?

Time still needs to be traced back to 2021

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The man committed suicide in a hotel room

The chat records before death are suspicious

Is it 110? I just saw my classmate Ma

A 'timed talk' posted on social media

He asked the police uncle to go to Licheng District

Cleaning up his body in a certain hotel room

There is a high concentration of nitrogen gas inside the house

Could you please go and take a look

December 1, 2021 at 20:00

Licheng District Branch of Jinan Public Security Bureau, Shandong Province

The alarm center received this alarm call

Almost at the same time

The hotel also called for emergency assistance

The tenant in a certain room may have committed suicide in the room

The on-site investigation results show that

Ma is a young man

The items in the room are arranged neatly and orderly

There are no signs of damage on site

No loss of property

Excluding the possibility of homicide

Preliminary determination as suicide

subsequently

The public security organs have taken action against Ma

Carry on items for inspection

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Ma's WeChat chat records during his lifetime on his phone

Triggered the vigilance of the investigating police officers

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Ma once had a relationship with a

A netizen nicknamed "He Yang" on WeChat

I have had a detailed discussion on "how to commit suicide"

"He Yang" explains in detail to Ma the method of suicide

And induce and urge them to commit suicide as soon as possible

After Ma's death

"He Yang" is still continuously contacting Ma through WeChat

To determine whether it truly died

The public security organs quickly took action

Verify the true identity of "He Yang"

After investigation

"He Yang" is Feng, a native of Chengdu, Sichuan

One week before Ma's death

New netizens met on a certain online platform

December 3, 2021

The public security organs accused Feng of

Criminal filing for suspected intentional homicide

And on December 5th, he was escorted and brought to justice

In view of the fact that the suspect mainly used

Online platforms engage in "distance communication" with victims

There is a clear difference from traditional intentional homicide cases

Prosecutor of Licheng District Prosecutor's Office invited

Intervention in the case in accordance with the law

The two sides of the prosecution and police cooperate through communication and cooperation

The direction of the case was quickly determined

On the recommendation of the prosecutor

The public security organs have retrieved all of Feng's social media apps

Chat history, web browsing history, online shopping history

Waiting for information

Information from the internet

"I have a painless way of dying, should I commit suicide together?"

With the deepening of investigation work

The truth of the case gradually surfaced

"Are we together? I have a painless way to die."

"Whether to commit suicide together"

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From November to December 2021

Suspect Feng Mou is on the Internet forum

Multiple searches for articles related to suicide and depression

And actively left comments to over a hundred netizens

Send the above inducing information

Feng even joined multiple WeChat groups

Under the pretext of "committing suicide with others"

Introduce and recommend suicide methods to multiple netizens

And Ma, who committed suicide by inhaling nitrogen at the hotel

One of the victims

Ma is a student of a certain college in Jinan

Attempted to commit suicide by jumping off a building due to depression

But out of fear of the pain during the process of death

He gave up his suicidal thoughts

"Are we going together? I have a painless method."

November 24, 2021

Ma saw Feng's message on a certain app

Ma, who already suffers from depression

Contacted Feng through WeChat

"Staying an extra day in the world is agony."

Feng timely sent out an invitation to "go together"

During the chat process

Feng used a combination of illustrations and text

Show Ma the methods of suicide one by one

And falsely claiming to have used it before

Hanging, charcoal burning, taking sleeping pills, etc

Attempting suicide in multiple ways

Not only did he not die

Instead, it always adds to the pain of being saved

Seeing like-minded comrades so close in heart

Ma also trusts him immensely and confides in him

Provide methods → Recommend sellers → Urge suicide

He even boasted online, "Look, I just saw it off!"

Brother, let me recommend a painless method to you!

Send the package away! "

In frequent text, voice, and video chat communication

Feng keeps brainwashing Ma

Saying there's a big brother is through

Died in a painless way of suicide

I even formatted my phone before I died

The police can't find anything

It won't cause any trouble for anyone either

Feng's suggestive words

Make Ma's suicidal thoughts even stronger

Feng not only taught Ma

The suicide method of "inhaling nitrogen gas"

More recommended sellers from the same city for it

After the arrival of nitrogen gas

Feng carefully teaches Ma's operating methods again

Also confirmed with their video multiple times whether the installation is correct

To ensure a one-time success in suicide

Not only that, but also

Feng also denied the idea that Ma committed suicide in the dormitory

Recommend Ma to go to the hotel instead

To further strengthen Ma's suicidal determination

Feng kept saying that he couldn't bear the agony anymore

Urge Ma to "leave as soon as possible"

Otherwise, I will have to take a step forward

After Ma arrived at the hotel

Feng frequently sends messages to him again

Even proactively making video calls

I had a long communication with Ma

Afterwards, Ma left his last words

"Meditate for a while, ready to leave"

Then he committed suicide

After Ma committed suicide

Feng repeatedly questioned through WeChat

"Brother, have you left?"

And show off to other netizens on the Internet

"Look, I just saw it off!"

Helping others commit suicide online

Constitute the crime of intentional homicide

There are the following controversial points in this case:

First, whether the behavior of suspect Feng is abetting, inducing or helping in the traditional sense?

Is there a causal relationship in criminal law between Feng's behavior and Ma's death outcome?

The third issue is the evaluation of criminal liability for consensual suicide.

In response to the controversial focus, the procuratorial organs conducted their own supplementary investigations, focusing on the daily performance and interpersonal relationships of the victim Ma. They questioned the victim's parents, visited Ma's classmates and counselors in person, and restored the facts of the case by accessing school surveillance footage and restoring electronic data from the victim's mobile phone and computer. On this basis, the prosecutor also invited legal experts and investigators to hold multiple seminars and hearings, listen to various opinions, and repeatedly review and argue.

In July 2022, the Licheng District Prosecutor's Office prosecuted Feng on suspicion of intentional homicide. The first trial of the case will be held in February 2023. During the trial stage, the defense counsel disagrees with both the charges and the facts of the crime charged by the procuratorial organs, and provides an innocent defense for the defendant. The prosecutor explained to the court that the defendant Feng voluntarily recommended and taught suicide methods to the victim under the pretext of committing suicide, sent a link to purchase suicide tools, provided false examples of successful suicide, and prompted the victim to commit suicide. Feng's implementation of "distance assistance" to the victim is basically equivalent to "face-to-face teaching", which has produced substantial assistance, reflecting his subjective intention to actively pursue the occurrence of the death result of others and provide assistance. His helping behavior has a physical and psychological causal relationship with the victim's death result, and his behavior meets the constituent elements of intentional homicide.

In April 2023, the court made a first instance judgment on the case and sentenced Feng to five years in prison for intentional homicide. Feng was dissatisfied with the verdict of the first instance and appealed. Recently, the second instance court made a final ruling: rejecting the appeal and upholding the original verdict.