Man Facebook livestreams murder of his baby daughter in Thailand

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A Thai man broadcast a video of himself killing his baby daughter on Facebook then committing suicide, with the content reportedly being available to view for 24 hours before being taken down. Britain's BBC flagged the content to YouTube and it was taken down within 15 minutes, a spokesperson for Google told CNBC. Users could view the video of the murder on Wongtalay's Facebook page for 24 hours from Monday before it was taken down around 5 p.m. Bangkok, according to Reuters. The footage showed Wuttisan Wongtalay hanging his daughter by the neck from the rooftop of a building in Phuket, a popular vacation destination, Reuters reported. The social media giant is under mounting pressure to deal with inappropriate posts.


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Thai man broadcasts hanging murder of baby daughter on Facebook Live, then kills himself

In yet another grotesque use of social media, a Thai man used Facebook Live to broadcast the hanging death of his baby daughter before he took his own life. Reuters The mother of a baby girl killed by her father stands by her daughter's photo. The mother of a baby girl killed by her father stands by her daughter's photo. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said last week that his company "has a lot more to do" in addressing the live broadcasts of crimes. Thai police said the man had an argument with the mother of the child and accused her of cheating on him.

Thai man broadcasts hanging murder of baby daughter on Facebook Live, then kills himself

Heartbroken Thai mother harbours no anger towards Facebook for baby Natalie's live murder
In the aftermath of the Ohio killing, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, acknowledged the social media company has "a lot of work" to do on monitoring broadcasts. The mother of an 11-month-old baby – whose killing was broadcast on Facebook Live – said she is not angry at the social media site or its users who shared the disturbing clip. "I am not angry at Facebook or blaming them on this," she told the Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday (26 April). Earlier this month, the gruesome murder of Robert Goodwin Sr in Ohio was uploaded to Facebook by his killer, Steve Stephens. The child's murder was accessible on Wongtalay's Facebook page for around 24 hours, Reuters reported.


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