Briton jailed for goading US man to kill himself on video call
Summary
A British man named Dylan Phelan was sentenced to over six years in prison for encouraging a US man, Travis Dyer, to commit suicide during a video call in 2024. Phelan was part of an online group that pretended to offer mental health support but instead pushed Dyer toward harming himself.Key Facts
- Dylan Phelan, 21, was sentenced at Leeds crown court for encouraging suicide.
- Travis Dyer, 21, from Louisiana, took his own life during a video call with Phelan.
- Phelan admitted to encouraging suicide and to possessing extreme and indecent images.
- Phelan and others created a Discord server called ‘Recovery4all’, which was supposed to support mental health but was used to taunt Dyer.
- Dyer had suffered family tragedies and sought help from the group but was manipulated instead.
- The court heard Phelan and others convinced Dyer to harm himself physically and buy drugs and alcohol.
- The video call where Phelan goaded Dyer to commit suicide was recorded and used as evidence.
- Phelan received a 10-year sexual harm prevention order along with his prison sentence.
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