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

Several people were arrested after the 64-year-old woman became the first person to use the device in September.

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

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 — ...

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After a 64-year-old American woman took her own life for the first time with the "Sarco" suicide capsule in Switzerland, the president of the euthanasia organization "The Last Resort" is still ...

The woman is said to have travelled to Switzerland specifically to use the suicide capsule, local media reported. But her death has now raised a host of legal and ethical questions in ...

A photo of the Sarco suicide capsule taken at a media event in July 2024. Questions have been raised after a woman died after using the device. A photo of the Sarco suicide capsule taken at a ...

The first person to use the Sarco suicide pod in a Swiss woodland was allegedly found inside with strangulation marks on her neck. The 64-year-old American woman died inside the capsule set up ...

There is a mystery surrounding the death of a 64-year-old American woman who died using the controversial Sarco suicide capsule in a wooded area in Merishausen, northern Switzerland. Following ...