A family has expressed their rage after a father and daughter were driven to suicide by a prolific 'catfish' abuser.
Cimarron Thomas, 12, who was named for the first time after a court order protecting her identity was lifted, used her father's handgun to take her own life after being blackmailed online by computer student Alexander McCartney.
Eighteen months later, her grief-stricken father Ben, a former US army veteran, took his own life, Belfast Crown Court was told.
To the fury of the victims' family, McCartney was convicted of manslaughter, rather than murder, of the American youngster and faces life imprisonment when he is sentenced next week.
Speaking to MailOnline, an uncle said: 'He might as well have pulled the trigger himself and killed both my niece and brother.
Digger said
Oct 19 10:01 AM, 2024
Remind you of anyone?
Take a long hard look at this loser. An ugly, podgy waste of fucking space who's on line antics killed two people. Doesn't matter whether it's taken to this extreme or whether you just think posting real life details of someone's life on your forum is a harmless bit of piss taking. This can be the sorry outcome to a greater or lesser degree.
Anonymous said
Oct 19 11:21 AM, 2024
Digger wrote:
Remind you of anyone?
Take a long hard look at this loser. An ugly, podgy waste of fucking space who's on line antics killed two people. Doesn't matter whether it's taken to this extreme or whether you just think posting real life details of someone's life on your forum is a harmless bit of piss taking. This can be the sorry outcome to a greater or lesser degree.
That was a long time ago Diggs, ffs get over it !
Unfortunately you were out there too much at the time to risk being as gobby and offensive as you were on forum, it was always going to end badly. You’ve learned your lesson, move on
Syl said
Oct 19 12:19 PM, 2024
Whenever I see the word CATFISHING, I always think of NS....the two just go together in my mind.
Magica said
Oct 19 12:47 PM, 2024
Too many like this arsehole on forums, internet.
Dean springs to mind having tried to get Lola to kill herself and drive so many off the sites revealing personal details.
Digger said
Oct 19 2:39 PM, 2024
Anonymous wrote:
Digger wrote:
Remind you of anyone?
Take a long hard look at this loser. An ugly, podgy waste of fucking space who's on line antics killed two people. Doesn't matter whether it's taken to this extreme or whether you just think posting real life details of someone's life on your forum is a harmless bit of piss taking. This can be the sorry outcome to a greater or lesser degree.
That was a long time ago Diggs, ffs get over it !
Unfortunately you were out there too much at the time to risk being as gobby and offensive as you were on forum, it was always going to end badly. You’ve learned your lesson, move on
I was wondering how long it would take for you to come crawling out of the woodwork. No good trying to project your inner guilt on me. Gobby and offensive doesn't equate to what you and your ilk did. Now, you jog on and perhaps reflect on your behaviour.
Digger said
Oct 19 2:41 PM, 2024
Syl wrote:
Whenever I see the word CATFISHING, I always think of NS....the two just go together in my mind.
Lord knows she did enough of it. But I don't think she actually did any great harm to anyone other than make a handful of randy men look utter fools on the forum. The Irish Oink, on the other hand, went out of her way to destroy people.
Syl said
Oct 21 12:26 PM, 2024
Anonymous wrote:
Digger wrote:
Remind you of anyone?
Take a long hard look at this loser. An ugly, podgy waste of fucking space who's on line antics killed two people. Doesn't matter whether it's taken to this extreme or whether you just think posting real life details of someone's life on your forum is a harmless bit of piss taking. This can be the sorry outcome to a greater or lesser degree.
That was a long time ago Diggs, ffs get over it !
Unfortunately you were out there too much at the time to risk being as gobby and offensive as you were on forum, it was always going to end badly. You’ve learned your lesson, move on
That smacks of victim blaming.
The wrongdoers are the ones who take forum squabbles into real life. Sadly I think the internet can unhinge some people.
Vita said
Oct 25 4:25 PM, 2024
He's been sentenced today to a minimum of twenty years.
The Judge said he was devoid of normal human empathy and revelled in his ability to humiliate and degrade his victims.
Sounds like all internet trolls.
Vita said
Oct 25 4:56 PM, 2024
One of the chats between this monster and a girl of 12 years old.
A family has expressed their rage after a father and daughter were driven to suicide by a prolific 'catfish' abuser.
Cimarron Thomas, 12, who was named for the first time after a court order protecting her identity was lifted, used her father's handgun to take her own life after being blackmailed online by computer student Alexander McCartney.
Eighteen months later, her grief-stricken father Ben, a former US army veteran, took his own life, Belfast Crown Court was told.
To the fury of the victims' family, McCartney was convicted of manslaughter, rather than murder, of the American youngster and faces life imprisonment when he is sentenced next week.
Speaking to MailOnline, an uncle said: 'He might as well have pulled the trigger himself and killed both my niece and brother.
Remind you of anyone?
Take a long hard look at this loser. An ugly, podgy waste of fucking space who's on line antics killed two people. Doesn't matter whether it's taken to this extreme or whether you just think posting real life details of someone's life on your forum is a harmless bit of piss taking. This can be the sorry outcome to a greater or lesser degree.
That was a long time ago Diggs, ffs get over it !
Unfortunately you were out there too much at the time to risk being as gobby and offensive as you were on forum, it was always going to end badly. You’ve learned your lesson, move on
Dean springs to mind having tried to get Lola to kill herself and drive so many off the sites revealing personal details.
I was wondering how long it would take for you to come crawling out of the woodwork. No good trying to project your inner guilt on me. Gobby and offensive doesn't equate to what you and your ilk did. Now, you jog on and perhaps reflect on your behaviour.
Lord knows she did enough of it. But I don't think she actually did any great harm to anyone other than make a handful of randy men look utter fools on the forum. The Irish Oink, on the other hand, went out of her way to destroy people.
That smacks of victim blaming.
The wrongdoers are the ones who take forum squabbles into real life. Sadly I think the internet can unhinge some people.
He's been sentenced today to a minimum of twenty years.
The Judge said he was devoid of normal human empathy and revelled in his ability to humiliate and degrade his victims.
Sounds like all internet trolls.
One of the chats between this monster and a girl of 12 years old.
They say he was socially awkward and uncomfortable around people.
That's typical of these people who abuse people online.
He should never be released.
He did get life.
I mean a whole life tarrif, never released.
I don't think anyone gets that these days.
Pity we dont have the death penalty for such crimes, get rid, fast and cheap.
Death penalty for the couple at the High court in Edinburgh last week convicted of abusing sexually and physically four children.
They even forced two of the wee boys aged three and seven to rape the one year old baby girl.
Most of the details are to horrendous to be published in the papers.
They jury have been offered counselling.
They get sentenced after social worker reports, she was taken down to the cells crying hysterically.
Lucy Letby did