Zurich, Switzerland Reuters —Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday.
Police in the northern canton of Schaffhausen bordering Germany said the so-called “Sarco” capsule had been deployed in a wood in the municipality of Merishausen on Monday.
Willet was the only other person present when the woman ended her life, the spokesperson said.
In a statement issued by The Last Resort, Willet had described the death as “peaceful, fast and dignified.”The Last Resort spokesperson said the woman had passed psychiatric evaluations prior to ending her life.
It is the brainchild of Philip Nitschke, an Australian physician famous for his work on assisted suicide since the 1990s.
Persons:
”, Florian Willet, Willet, Philip Nitschke, Elisabeth Baume, Schneider
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Locations:
Zurich, Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Germany, Merishausen, Dutch, Swiss