Sarco suicide pod's first user was 'found with strangulation marks'

Woman using suicide pod reportedly found with 'strangulation' marks inside

Switzerland has allowed assisted suicide since 1942 but the first death with the Sarco suicide pod has raised questions.

Strangulation marks allegedly found on woman who died in 'suicide pod'

New revelations are raising questions about the death of a 64-year-old American woman who reportedly used a suicide pod to end her life in Switzerland. The woman was the first person believed to die inside the Sarco device. It was reported on Wednesday, Oct. 30, that prosecutors claimed strangulations marks were found around the woman's neck during a forensic investigation. Although official autopsy results have yet to be released, the alleged …

Suicide pod boss detained amid ‘strangulation mark’ claims

Florian Willet, president of the Last Resort, has been in custody for over a month while prosecutors determine if he had ‘selfish’ motives

Sarco Suicide Pod Boss in Custody Over Death of First Person to Use Grim Contraption — As U.S. Woman, 64, Was 'Found With Strangulation Marks'

The co-president of the suicide pod remains in custody five weeks after his arrest following the death of the first person to use the controversial device.

Eerie twist weeks after woman’s death in ‘suicide capsule’

Several people were arrested after the 64-year-old woman became the first person to use the device in September.

‘Homicide’: Shock twist in suicide pod death

Prosecutors in Switzerland are investigating whether a woman who died in an Australia designed suicide pod last month, was a homicide victim.