First person to use controversial suicide pod was allegedly ‘found with strangulation marks’ – World News

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The first person to use the controversial suicide pod was reportedly “found with strangulation marks,” according to reports.

Created by Dr. Philip Nitschke, Volon Sarco “suicide capsule” was created to provide patients with assisted suicide treatment.

It was first used last month on an unidentified 64-year-old US woman who entered a machine and later died.

However, the capsule has not yet been approved for use, leading to arrest of several people in connection with the woman’s death.

Statement from Schaffhausen Police it should read: “The prosecutor’s office of the canton of Schaffhausen initiated criminal proceedings against several people for inciting and aiding suicide (Article 115 of the Swiss Penal Code), as a result of which several people were placed in police custody.

“On Monday, September 23, 2024, at 4:40 p.m., the prosecutor’s office of the canton of Schaffhausen was informed by the law office that an assisted suicide using a Sarco capsule had taken place in a forest cabin in Merishhausen in the afternoon.

“As a result, the Schaffhausen police, including the forensic ambulance service and the prosecutor’s office of the canton of Schaffhausen, went to the crime scene.”

Those working on the case are currently investigating whether the woman could have been killed, and lead prosecutor Peter Sticher has raised the issue of “intentional murder,” according to a report by Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant.

According to local reports, a medical examiner concluded that the woman suffered serious neck injuries, although an autopsy report has not yet been published.

UNILAD has reached out to The Last Resort for comment.

The suicide pod does not require anyone else to be inside, and the user presses a button inside that uses nitrogen.

When this button is pressed, the person in the capsule loses consciousness within two minutes and dies within approximately five minutes.

The co-president of The Last Resort Association, Dr. Florian Willet, is said to be the only witness to this woman’s death last month.

According to CBS News, a doctor who also co-authored the capsule said the deceased person was “calm, quick and dignified.”

Willet remains in custody to this day.

Dr Nitschke previously said the woman traveled to Switzerland to end her life, with the creator claiming she “really wanted to die”.

“When she walked into Sarco, she almost immediately pressed the button,” he he said de Volkskrant.

“She didn’t say anything. She really wanted to die. I estimate she lost consciousness within two minutes and died within five minutes.

“We saw violent, small muscle twitches in her arms, but she was probably already unconscious by then. It looked exactly as we expected.”

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