Parents are being warned of the dangers of the app TikTok after a video of a man taking his life went viral on the platform.

The video shows the final moments of Ronnie McNutt as he took his own life with a shot gun whilst on Facebook Live.

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As such, a Bracknell resident is trying to warn parents and TikTok users to check their children's phones.

Kayleigh Holloway said: "I want to warn all parents out there who children have the app TIKTOK. There is a video going around on there of a guy ending his life. It is not a video no one should see.

"It is viral on the app and children are seeing this. Please for the sake of your children remove this app until this all disappears. I do not want to get into detail and unfortunately I have seen this. Just please check your children’s phones. I don’t want hate comments or silly ones. This is seriously and not a joking matter.

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"I just want to make sure as much as it was tragic it is hidden from the eyes of children. I am sorry for the loss of an amazing guy but the way people shared it round was bad."

 

Mr McNutt, 33, a former vet from Mississippi shot himself on August 31, but sick users of TikTok have uploaded the video with the tag #ForYouPage, meaning millions of users could have been unintentionally exposed to it on the trending page.

Despite swift action from TikTok to remove the video - some users have hidden the gory death disguised as cute animal videos to trick users into watching it, and then using the death as a 'jump scare'.

The videos has also resurfaced on Facebook and Twitter.

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