Series Of Suicides In Wales Linked To Internet Network

January 23, 2008 9:37 a.m. EST

London, Britain (AHN) - Officials said Wednesday that police officers were now trying to uncover details regarding the series of suicides in a Welsh town which were believed to be linked to an internet online network.

The death of a 17-year-old teenage girl heightened the alert of police because in over a year, there have been six young men who took their own lives in the area.

Investigators were now looking at the possibility linking the suicides to an online internet social site Bebo, where the tag says, "Bebo is a social media network where friends share their lives and explore great entertainment."

Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon said suicides may have been motivated due teenagers' desire to have their names on online memorial pages of a big social network that millions of teenagers can view.