'Heartbreaking' - net dangers for children highlighted as teen is believed to have taken his own life

Jun 09, 2015, 09:14 AM

A truly tragic story this morning as a family in county Tyrone prepare for the funeral of their son and brother. 17 year old Ronan Hughes is believed to have taken his own life after being tricked into posting images on a social networking site. Police say a crime is not suspected and inquiries are continuing. But they issued advice to young people about the need to be careful when using the internet. Parish Priest Benny Fee says that the close-knit rural community has been left stunned and blamed "faceless individuals" for intimidating Ronan. Stephen talks to Children's Commissioner Koulla Yia-Souma, Child protection expert Jim Gamble and The Mid Ulster SDLP councillor, Malachy Quinn