Jason Arday's tragic death is no reason to silence the press

Physicians and the Samaritans warn against attributing suicide to a single cause. Doing so simplifies a complex tragedy. Those who take their own lives tend to do so because of an array of biological and social factors; pointing to a single spark, campaigners fear, can lead others experiencing similar pain to see suicide as the only way out. This advice does not seem to have registered with those politicising Jason Arday's tragic death, which many are assuming was a suicide although that is yet to be confirmed.
The pinning of blame for Arday's death began swiftly after the news broke last Friday. Arday's supporters have suggested he died because of the press coverage of his case. Had journalists not uncovered Arday's alleged plagiarism or exposed, among many other assertions, his dubious claims to have raised £5.5 million for charity running marathons while injured, or scrutinised his story that a pig's head was left on his parents' doorstep, his reputation would not have suffered. By digging into Arday's absurdities, the narrative goes, the 'right-wing press' pushed the father of two over the edge.