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Three People Charged over Alleged Assisted Suicide on Gold Coast
Three individuals face multiple charges including aiding suicide and drug trafficking after a man died from acute pentobarbitone toxicity; police probe other related deaths since 2021.
- Authorities have brought charges against three individuals in connection with the suspected assisted death of a 43-year-old man who passed away at Hope Island on April 11, 2023.
- The man's death followed a post-mortem revealing acute pentobarbitone toxicity, leading police to launch a lengthy investigation after the coroner’s referral in July.
- A 53-year-old man is facing charges that include assisting in two separate suicide cases as well as drug trafficking offenses. In addition, an 81-year-old woman and an 80-year-old man have been charged with related offenses such as assisting suicide and possession of dangerous drugs.
- Detective Inspector Mark Mooney emphasized that these measures are in place to maintain thorough supervision, obtain consent, and safeguard everyone participating, warning that bypassing established procedures could endanger lives.
- Authorities are examining multiple fatalities linked to a company named End of Life Services, with some cases reaching back to 2021, and have called on anyone with pertinent information to come forward as the inquiry progresses.
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Trio charged over backyard ‘veterinary drug’ euthanasia operation
A Gold Coast man, who is accused of running a backyard euthanasia operation “deliberately targeting vulnerable people”, is one of three people charged over a man’s suicide.
·Sydney, Australia
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Three people charged, business probed after man dies from alleged assisted suicide
Three people have been charged over the death of a 43-year-old man on the Gold Coast, which police allege was an assisted suicide.The coroner referred the Hope Island man's death to police after a post-mortem found he died from acute pentobarbitone toxicity, a veterinary euthanasia drug.A lengthy investigation into the man's health, care and treatment in the period leading up to his death on April 11 has resulted in police charging a 53-year-o…
·Australia
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