The first woman to end her life using the controversial ‘suicide pod’ in Switzerland was found with strangulation marks on her neck, reports Dutch

First woman to die in ‘suicide pod’ may have been strangled to death: report

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2024-11-05 05:30:02

The first woman to end her life using the controversial ‘suicide pod’ in Switzerland was found with strangulation marks on her neck, reports Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant.

The Sarco pod, developed by Dr Philip Nitschke, was billed as a painless way for terminally ill patients to end their life with dignity. The pod enables its occupants to kill themselves by pressing a button, which leads to nitrogen gas filling the chamber. Dr Nitschke claims that the pod can provide a "quick, peaceful and dignified death."

In September, an unnamed 64-year-old American woman became the first person in the world to use the pod, which is operated by The Last Resort, an assisted dying group.

Dr Florian Willet, president of The Last Resort, was the only person present when the woman used the suicide pod in the Merishausen area, which lies near the Swiss-German border, on September 23. The Swiss police arrested several people shortly after the pod was used.

Now, a report in Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant has raised suspicions about whether the pod was actually used or if it malfunctioned.

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