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Grieving dad says sick suicide forum 'got a kick out of' son's death
- Tom Parfett, 22, died after buying poison and posting about it on a suicide forum in October 2021.
- David Parfett called the online comments the 'sickest thing ever' as his son died.
- Ofcom fined the forum operators £950,000 for online safety violations under the Online Safety Act.
- The National Crime Agency tracked 272 buyers of forum-related items, with 88 deaths linked to purchases.
- Families are demanding a statutory public inquiry into online suicide content and platform responsibility.
- Tom Parfett had recently moved for university and struggled with anxiety, worsening during Covid-19 lockdowns.
- Samaritans offer support as details of the case surface in coverage of the forum’s impact.
- The forum was described as an echo chamber that normalized suicide.
- The investigation linked the platform to multiple deaths worldwide and scrutinized its search visibility.
- Authorities have prepared a court application for business disruption measures if noncompliance continues.
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