Unimaginable: Man Hangs Himself Live On Skype

 Sergey Kirilov, 26, announced he would commit suicide on a social network

He said that anyone who wanted to see it could link to him on Skype dozens of spectators urged him on, while only one tried to stop him

One said to him: 'Come on, are you ready yet? Go on - do it.' 

Another said: 'If a man says he's going to do something, he needs to do it.' 

Moscow police are now trying to trace all those who watched the suicide

Police spokesman said they could be found guilty of negligent homicide 

 A shocking Skype suicide where a young man hanged himself while online spectators urged him on is being investigated by police in Russia.

Victim Sergey Kirilov, 26, from Moscow, had announced his own death on a social networking site and asked anyone who wanted to see it to link to him on Skype.

Astonished police say instead of trying to stop him, many urged him on, saying a 'real man' would have killed himself more quickly.

 Sergey Kirilov, 26, from Moscow, committed suicide on Skype while others watched and encouraged him

Dozens of spectators linked to troubled Mr Kirilov's account and looked on as he prepared to hang himself.

Only one attempted to stop him.

 And another urged: 'If a man says he's going to do something, he needs to do it.' 

Moscow police are now trying to trace all the people who watched Mr Kirilov's suicide through their internet service providers.

Spokesman Leonti Zubarev said: 'It is beyond belief that people could watch this as a form of entertainment.

'We will be investigating everyone who watched this incident, especially those who urged him to carry it out who may be guilty of negligent homicide.'