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Suicidal teen 'goaded' to jump

The suicide of Shaun Dykes, the 17-year-old who threw himself from a multi story car park, has attracted a great deal of attention because he was allegedly goaded to jump by people in the watching crowd. Reporter Andrew Hosken tries to find out what would make people shout someone to their death.

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