Campaign groups behind the controversial suicide capsule known as the “Sarco” announced on Sunday that they have suspended the application process for those requesting to use it. Sarco had garnered over 370 requests as of last month. The decision follows the ongoing criminal investigation into the device’s first use, which has ignited a great deal...
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Advocacy groups suspend use of ‘suicide capsule’ pending Swiss criminal probe into its first use
Advocacy groups behind a so-called suicide capsule said Sunday they have suspended the process of taking applications to use it — which numbered over 370 last month — as a criminal investigation into its first use in Switzerland is completed. Advocacy groups suspend use of ‘suicide capsule’ pending Swiss criminal probe into its first use...
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Swiss police investigate suspected first use of controversial ‘suicide capsule’
Police in northern Switzerland said on Tuesday that several people have been detained, and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule.” The “Sarco” capsule, which has never been used before, is designed to allow the person sitting in a reclining seat inside to push...