Suicide

Jean Nuzzi I.S. 109 in Queens Village. (credit: NYC Schools website)

Police Investigating Possible Cyberbullying In Suicide Of Queens Girl, 12

Police say a 12-year-old girl who was found hanged left a suicide note that spoke of being bullied online. The girl was found dead in her home Wednesday afternoon by her family.

2013/05/23

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ME: Man Found Hanged In Staten Island Jail Cell Committed Suicide

An autopsy was conducted and the cause of death was ruled a suicide. The 57-year-old was found hanged in his jail cell late last week, after he was arrested when police caught him sleeping in a restaurant on Staten Island.

2013/04/21

Father Leads Bullying Awareness Walk In Memory Of Son Who Committed Suicide

A Long Island man whose son committed suicide after he was bullied at school led the Bullying Awareness Walk Saturday.

2013/04/06

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St. Sen. Ed Meyer: Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill To Fail

It looks like Connecticut won’t become the fourth state in the country to allow assisted suicide, at least not this year.

2013/04/05

Remarks By Pro-Marriage Group Leader Infuriate Clementi’s Family

The family of Tyler Clementi on Tuesday denounced remarks by a representative of the National Organization for Marriage, who brought up Clementi’s suicide in a discussion that questioned the effect of gay rights supporters on young people she characterized as having “gender confusion.”

2013/03/04

Demoted Islanders Goalie Rick DiPietro: Suicide Comments Not Literal

The Islanders say they are aware of DiPietro’s comments about depression and suicide, and plan to handle the matter internally.

2013/03/01

New City home where police said an attempted murder-suicide was carried out. Feb. 28, 2013 (credit: CBS 2)

Police: New City Woman Stabbed Daughter Before Killing Herself

Police are investigating a possible attempted murder-suicide in Rockland County.

2013/02/28

Roger Clemens (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Roger Clemens Calls Country Star Mindy McCready’s Death ‘Sad News’

Former Yankee Roger Clemens is calling the death of country star Mindy McCready “sad news.”

2013/02/18

Country Star Mindy McCready Found Dead Of Apparent Suicide

Country singer Mindy McCready was found dead at her Heber Springs, Ark., home Sunday, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

2013/02/17

Rutgers University To Name New Transition Center After Tyler Clementi

Rutgers University is announcing a new center named after the student who killed himself after his roommate used a webcam to see him kissing another man.

2013/02/01

‘Anonymous’ Hacks Federal Web Site Over Swartz Suicide

The hacker-activist group Anonymous said Saturday that it had hijacked the Web site of the U.S. Sentencing Commission so as to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who committed suicide in his Brooklyn home.

2013/01/26

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Family Of Junior Seau Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against NFL

The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker’s suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football.

2013/01/23

Hundreds Gather To Pay Tribute To Online Prodigy Aaron Swartz

Hundreds of friends and supporters of Aaron Swartz are gathered in New York City to pay tribute to the free-information activist and online prodigy who killed himself last week.

2013/01/19

Family Blames Prosecutors For Reddit Co-Founder’s Suicide

The family of a co-founder of Reddit has blamed prosecutors for allegedly driving him to suicide, weeks before he was to go on trial on federal charges that he stole millions of scholarly articles.

2013/01/13

Tiki Barber (file / credit: Mike McGregor/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)

Tiki Barber Fears For His Health After Years Of Rough Football

With more attention being paid these days to the cumulative effects of concussions, WCBS 880 afternoon drive anchor Steve Scott spoke with former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, who talked about his concerns for his own future health.

2013/01/10

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