A jeering mob encouraged a suicidal man to ‘ get on with it and jump ’ before he plunged to his death from a car park . Some in the crowd of around 30 even took ‘ selfies ’ and filmed the drama on their phones as the man stood on a ledge 60ft above ground . Their actions were last night condemned by police . Officers said that those who took the offensive photographs and posted footage of his death on social media could face prosecution . A jeering mob encouraged a suicidal man to ‘ get on with it and jump ’ before he plunged to his death from a car park in Telford , Shropshire ( above ) The victim , who was in his 40s , had spent two hours on the top of the car park in the town of Telford , Shropshire , before he fell on Saturday afternoon . He has not yet been formally identified . Witnesses told how cries including ‘ How far can you bounce ? ’ and ‘ Go on jump ’ could be heard as he stood on the ledge at the Southwater One car park . A man of 57 who was in a building opposite said : ‘ I saw a crowd of people of all ages , some with small children , gathered outside watching this poor man . Many were taking pictures. ’ The onlooker , who did not want to be named , said the man had waited on the ledge for more than two hours while a crowd of around 30 gathered below . He said that , although police had cordoned off the scene , some of the mob ducked under the tape to see more . ‘ I just felt for the guy , ’ the witness said . ‘ I can ’ t imagine what frame of mind he could be in to want to do this . As for those who did take pictures and posted them – they should be ashamed. ’ Another witness , Kelly-Anne Taylor , 35 , said : ‘ People were recording it with their phones and yelling at him to jump . ‘ I can ’ t stop thinking about it . I could have tried to help him . I am so heartbroken for him and his family . Onlookers were yelling at him to jump. ’ Others took to social media to tell of their disgust . One woman wrote : ‘ The fact people were shouting for the man to jump from that building in Southwater and filming it make me worry for our generation . Scum. ’ West Mercia Police has hit out at the 'appalling ' actions of the crowd who gathered outside Southwater Shopping Centre in Telford ( pictured ) , and said anyone who chanted should be 'unequivocally condemned ' Another Twitter user , Georgia Wade , wrote : ‘ RIP to that poor man who jumped off the Southwater multi-storey today hope those people feel ashamed of themselves telling him to jump. ’ A petition has been launched on campaigning website Change.org calling for those who ‘ encouraged ’ the victim to be arrested . In just five hours it gathered more than 1,000 signatures . Friends of the man took to the website to voice their disgust . Jacqueline Hickman wrote : ‘ This man was a friend , a lovely warm , caring man . The people who goaded him are despicable . They all deserve to be arrested. ’ Rebecca Hadley said : ‘ I am appalled with the behaviour of the Telford people and worked closely with the poor man who took his life. ’ Officers were called to the shopping centre at around 1pm . The man fell to his death at 3.40pm . Detective Sergeant Mark O ’ Connor of West Mercia Police said : ‘ We hope the local community would work with our officers to provide information regarding those who committed the cruel taunts . This was clearly someone who was in need of support. ’ He added : ‘ The origin of any comments or material that is deemed to be unlawful will be investigated and appropriate police action will be taken. ’ For confidential support , call the Samaritans on 08457 909090 , visit a local Samaritans branch or go to www.samaritans.org .
Man , in his 40s , sat on roof of multi-storey car park for around 1pm . Crowd gathered below and some people yelled : 'Get on with it and jump ' He plunged to ground and was pronounced dead at the scene by medics . West Mercia Police condemned 'appalling ' actions of the taunting crowd .