'Genius' inventor YouTuber filmed goodbye video before taking his own life

A 'genius' inventions YouTuber filmed a goodbye video after he killed himself following the death of his wife and a decline in his health. Dr Robert Murray-Smith, 62, who lived in Herne Bay, Kent, scheduled a clip to go live to his 579,000 subscribers the day after he took his own life. In the final video published on September 26, sitting beneath a picture of his late wife Patti, he said he wanted to 'call it adieu while we're all really happy'. He did not say he planned to end his life in the minute and a half long recording but two weeks later his brother, Dave Smith, posted another video to share the tragic news of Robert's death. Dave revealed that his brother had struggled with the loss of his wife two years ago and that his health had quickly declined meaning he struggled to walk which 'contributed massively to what was already a depression'.