There are reports that the 64-year-old American woman who used the Sarco ‘suicide pod’ in Switzerland was found with ...

Swiss authorities detained Florian Willet, co-founder of The Last Resort, after a woman's death in a Sarco capsule.

First person to use Sarco suicide pod, 64, was 'found with strangulation marks': Boss still in custody over US woman's death in Swiss woodland https://t.co/EUHakLiAVT pic.twitter.com/8KLqwfEFot — ...

The first person who died in a so-called 'suicide pod' was told three unnerving words before her death, it has been revealed.

The mother-of-two, who said she had wished to die for 'at least two years' while suffering with a 'very serious illness involving severe pain', reportedly closed the lid of the pod without hesitation.

The Sarco capsule was seized by officers, and the deceased's body was taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Zurich for an autopsy. Swiss Health Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider had ...

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

We found the capsule with the lifeless person inside ... told the National Council that she considers the use of the Sarco in Switzerland to be illegal. 'The Sarco suicide capsule is not ...

The 64-year-old American was suffering with skull base osteomyelitis - a serious illness that involves severe pain.