RT International Swiss police have detained several people after an American woman died using the device
Police in Switzerland announced several arrests on Tuesday after the controversial Sarco pod, nicknamed the ‘suicide capsule’, was used to end the life of a US woman in the first documented use of the device.
The Sarco, short for sarcophagus, is a 3D-printed capsule, designed to be operated by one person who can enter the coffin-like enclosure, lie down and press a button. The device then rapidly decreases the oxygen level and pumps in nitrogen, resulting in the user’s death by hypoxia.
According to a statement published by the Schaffhausen police department, the capsule was illegally deployed in the woods of the Merishausen municipality on Monday. Prosecutors have launched criminal proceedings against several people suspected of “inducing and aiding and abetting suicide.”
A spokesman for the Last Resort group, which is behind the use of the pod, has explained that the device was used on a 64-year-old American woman who had been suffering from a severely compromised immune system. He added that the woman had made an audio recording stating her wish to die, and passed a psychiatric evaluation prior to ending her life.
The spokesperson also stated that a total of four people have been arrested since the capsule was deployed – the company’s co-president Florian Willet, along with a Dutch journalist and two Swiss nationals. He added that Willet was the only person present when the woman ended her life…
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