British man jailed for goading American to kill himself on video call
Dylan Phelan, 21, of Leeds, sentenced to more than six years for encouraging the suicide of 21-year-old Travis Dyer
TL;DR
- Dylan Phelan, 21, was sentenced to over six years in jail for encouraging a US citizen to kill themselves.
- Travis Dyer, 21, from Louisiana, took his own life during a video call with Phelan and two other men.
- The men were part of a private Discord server called “Recovery4all,” which was meant to be a mental health support forum.
- Prosecutors stated the server name was ironic, and Phelan and others taunted Dyer to worsen his mental health.
- Dyer had experienced significant personal hardships, including the death of his mother and sister, leading to declining mental health.
- Phelan was also convicted of possession of extreme pornographic images and making an indecent image of a child.
- Phelan was given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order alongside his prison sentence.