A Cambodian man murdered his ex-wife and then jumped off a bridge in a suicide that he broadcast live on Facebook, police said on Friday, in the first such case reported in the country.
Ra Chhay Rath, 21, killed his former wife at a school on Thursday then went to the nearby Tsubasa bridge, in Kandal province, and jumped into the Mekong river, Reuters reported.
Only the suicide was broadcast, police said.
“It has never happened before. It was the first case,” police spokesman Kirth Chantharith told Reuters.
The man’s body had not been found yet, the Police said.
A spokesman for Facebook later said the company was “deeply saddened by this tragedy” and that it had removed the video.
“We don’t allow the promotion of violence or suicide on Facebook and have removed the video,” the spokesman said in an email to Reuters.
“We want people to have a safe experience on Facebook and we work with organizations around the world to provide assistance for people in distress.”
