Man hangs himself online

SANTIAGO, Chile - A young man distraught over a breakup with his girlfriend hanged himself while she watched over a web camera say Chilean police.

Simon Venegas (26), was chatting with his former girlfriend when he pointed his camera at a tree in a courtyard of his house says Deputy inspector Carlos Court.

Court says Venegas hung a rope over a branch and told his ex, "watch what I'm going to do" and "I love you, take care," before hanging himself.

The horrified 23-year-old woman called Venegas' friends to stop him but Court says they arrived too late.

The couple broke up a year ago.

The suicide happened on Friday (local time) in San Felipe, about 90 kilometres southeast of the capital of Santiago.

Police announced the incident on Sunday.

- AP