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 — ...

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

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

Police in Switzerland are investigating the possibilty of foul play after an American woman died in a so-called 'suicide pod' ...

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

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

The woman died under a canopy of trees in northern Switzerland ... Sarco' is seen in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Picture: AP Photo/Ahmad Seir After Swiss police found out about the use of the ...

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 ...

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 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.