A 19-year-old boy in Florida has committed suicide live on a video streaming website.

Abraham Biggs blogged about plans to kill himself 12 hours before he was found lying dead on his bed.

His sister, Rosalind Biggs said: "When (police) came in, the webfeed stopped. So that's 12 hours of watching. They got hits, they got viewers, nothing happened for hours."

According to Ms Biggs, although her brother struggled with bipolar disorder, he was a friendly, social, outgoing person who enjoyed spending times with his young nieces.

"It boggles the mind," she said. "We don't understand."

His death was recorded as suicide.

Mr Biggs posted a link to a site that allows users to broadcast live videos from their webcams.

Police were reportedly seen on the website stream entering the 19-year-old's room where he lay prone, before switching off the webcam.

A spokesman for Pembroke Pines Police Department said they were investigating but declined further comment.

Mr Biggs' death mirrors that of Kevin Whitrick who died in March last year.

Mr Whitrick, 42, from Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, committed suicide while being watched by others on a webcam.

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