A 15-year-old boy from Enschedé has committed suicide, several hours after discovering a nude portrait of himself was circulating on Instagram, local paper Tubantia reported.

The boy jumped from the top of a block of flats in the city on Sunday afternoon. Shortly before he sent a message to friends saying: ‘Sorry for everything. I’m putting the internet off so you can send what you like. It does not matter.’ He also emailed his girlfriend to tell her he loved her.

Police are now investigating how the photograph ended up online. They have declined to comment further due to the involvement of so many minors.

The school, which is closed for the half term holidays, was open on Tuesday for friends to meet.

The boy will be buried in Turkey next week, Tubantia said.