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Originally Posted by Will21st
Wholly speculative on your part.
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Agreed. We don't have a lot of information, so I am speculating. In fact, I thought that was clear from the use of the word "may".
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even if it was bullying it would be up to the bullied to complain.
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True, in an ideal world. However, a lot of bullied people are too frightened, proud or ashamed to report it, which is why other people sometimes get involved. I've suffered quite severe bullying, which actually took the form of a lot of name calling. I was too ashamed of how I was handling it to report it. If I had, or someone had made it "their business" and reported it, I could have been saved a lot of anguish, and would have been stopped from seriously considering suicide.
I am not saying that the person shouldn't have reported his concerns. However, the most the company should have done is to talk it through with both the deceased and his friend to see what had happened. They should then possibly have just asked the deceased to mind what he says. They should not have taken any action other than that, and certainly should not have suspended him