This is a terrible crime in the human sense, but I'm not sure about the legalities involved.
Morally, this is one of the worst instances of inhuman behavior I have ever heard of.
Legally, I think the only reason this case might have legs at all is because the victim was a minor.
It should stand to reason that the cause of death was suicide, by definiton self inflicted death. Convincing someone to kill themselves is not the same as killing them, and I believe it's important to maintain those boundaries.
I'm torn personally, but I feel it would be best to not treat this as a crime of murder or even manslaughter. I think that's stretching the boundaries too much.
Maybe this is a slippery slope fallacy, but with a ruling of manslaughter in this case who's to say a man couldn't be charged for the suicide death of his ex-girlfriend which directly resulted from their break up?
I may be incorrect in assuming they are considering prosecuting for manslaughter however.
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