A student who sent her boyfriend more than 780 'manipulative and threatening' text messages faces jail after he killed himself.
Inyoung You, 21, reportedly physically attacked Boston College pupil Alexander Urtula, 22, which allegedly prompted him to leap to his death shortly before his graduation ceremony.
You repeatedly encouraged the biology student to kill himself, once telling him 'the world would be better without you', over the course of their 18-month relationship, it is claimed.
In the two months before his death in May, the couple reportedly exchanged 75,000 text messages, with You telling him to 'go die' and 'go kill yourself'.
She also threatened to harm herself to control her boyfriend - and even tracked his location with her phone.
Mr Urtula, from New Jersey, plunged to his death from a parking garage in Boston on May 20, less than two hours before he was due to graduate.
You had traced his whereabouts on the day he killed himself and was present when he jumped from the top of the car park, according to the Boston Herald.
The student has since returned to South Korea, however will be extradited back to the US if she refuses to face the charges.
District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced yesterday that You was being charged with involuntary manslaughter.
She said: "You’s behavior was wanton and reckless and resulted in overwhelming Mr. Urtula’s will to live."
The DA added that You was aware of Mr Urtula's depression and his suicidal thoughts, the Boston Herald reports.
