Published 09/24/2024 1:56:00 p.m.

Several people detained over death of woman, 64, in 'suicide capsule' in Switzerland

Several people are detained in Switzerland regarding a suspected death involving a "suicide capsule."
Prosecutors in Schaffhausen canton launched an investigation after being informed about the assisted suicide near a forest cabin in Merishausen.
The investigation focuses on potential incitement and accessory to suicide involving the first-ever use of a Sarco-brand suicide capsule.

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BBC News

Arrests after Sarco 'suicide pod' used in Switzerland

Police have arrested several people after what is thought to be the first of the controversial device.

09/24/2024 1:56:00 p.m.·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Switzerland police take action over death using ‘suicide pod’

The capsule has raised a host of legal and ethical questions in Switzerland, where active euthanasia is banned but assisted dying has been legal for decades

09/25/2024 3:59:08 a.m.·India

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The Independent

Swiss police arrest several people in connection with suspected death of woman in ‘suicide capsule’

Police in Switzerland say several people have been detained over the suspected death of a person inside a “suicide capsule”.

09/24/2024 3:06:25 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Suspected death in a 'suicide capsule' in Switzerland; several detained

Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new 'suicide capsule.'

09/24/2024 12:14:00 p.m.·Canada

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NDTV

US Woman, 64, Dies In Controversial Suicide Capsule In Switzerland

A 64-year-old US woman took her own life inside a controversial suicide capsule at a Swiss woodland retreat, with police on Tuesday saying several people had been arrested. The space-age looking Sarco capsule, which fills with nitrogen and causes death by hypoxia, was used on Monday outside a village near the German border. The portable human-sized pod, self-operated by a button inside, has raised a host of legal and ethical questions in Switzer…

09/24/2024 6:17:26 p.m.·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Several people are detained in Switzerland in connection with suspected death in a 'suicide capsule'

Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule.”

09/24/2024 10:35:04 a.m.·United States

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