Whether or not this person would have taken their own life at another time is immaterial for the responsibility, at the time is with the person giving such information. The law of cause and effect states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The reaction may not be the same as the action because time may elapse before the law takes effect. Reaction will be in kind, exactly what that kind will be is not for me to say. Be advised that it does balance and we are only responsible for every word, thought and deed committed in this life.
Progress is open to all.
The idea that one would 'have to pay' for acts committed in another time is tantamount to saying that one will be punished if they do wrong. There can be no wrong because of the law of cause and effect. Conversely there is no right. There are many words in the English language that are loan words and ordinarily this doesn't cause too many problems. The difficulty is presented by the true meaning of the word being misinterpreted or if the original meaning is lost.