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A suicide awareness group has expressed its "disgust" at a Sunday newspaper's decision to print a photograph of a man who had apparently taken his own life.A suicide awareness group has expressed its "disgust" at a Sunday newspaper's decision to print a photograph of a man who had apparently taken his own life.
The Sunday World printed a graphic picture of the man hanging by a rope from a bridge in Bangor in County Down.The Sunday World printed a graphic picture of the man hanging by a rope from a bridge in Bangor in County Down.
The police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the man's death.The police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the man's death.
The Sunday World editor Jim McDowell said the publication was "not intended to be voyeuristic".The Sunday World editor Jim McDowell said the publication was "not intended to be voyeuristic".
Graphic photographs of the scene were provided to media organisations by a freelance photographer on Saturday.Graphic photographs of the scene were provided to media organisations by a freelance photographer on Saturday.
Malachy Toman from the Public Initiative for the Prevention of Suicide and Self-Harm (PIPS) described the newspaper's decision to print the photographs as "absolutely disgusting".Malachy Toman from the Public Initiative for the Prevention of Suicide and Self-Harm (PIPS) described the newspaper's decision to print the photographs as "absolutely disgusting".
"I lost my 21-year-old son in exactly the same circumstances and when I picked up the newspaper this morning, my stomach just churned," he said."I lost my 21-year-old son in exactly the same circumstances and when I picked up the newspaper this morning, my stomach just churned," he said.
"This young man has a family and friends and I would say they will be feeling a hundred times worse than me when they see this photograph."This young man has a family and friends and I would say they will be feeling a hundred times worse than me when they see this photograph.
"Did the editor not take into consideration how they would feel when he took the decision to publish this? Did he not sit back and think how he would feel if this was a member of his own family?"Did the editor not take into consideration how they would feel when he took the decision to publish this? Did he not sit back and think how he would feel if this was a member of his own family?
"The guidelines for journalists are clear when they are reporting suicide, that care should be taken to avoid excessive detail of the method used. This has been completely disregarded."The guidelines for journalists are clear when they are reporting suicide, that care should be taken to avoid excessive detail of the method used. This has been completely disregarded.
"I buy the Sunday World every week. I will never buy it again."I buy the Sunday World every week. I will never buy it again.
"I will be contacting the Press Complaints Commission first thing in the morning.""I will be contacting the Press Complaints Commission first thing in the morning."
Mr McDowell defended his decision to use the photograph.Mr McDowell defended his decision to use the photograph.
He said the body had been in full public view for three hours.He said the body had been in full public view for three hours.
He added that the picture used by the newspaper meant the dead man was not identifiable.He added that the picture used by the newspaper meant the dead man was not identifiable.