American woman becomes first to use new ‘suicide pod,’ leading to several arrests

Published September 24, 2024 3:14pm ET



Several arrests were allegedly made on Monday after a 64-year-old American woman used a “suicide pod” to kill herself in northern Switzerland.

The first-ever use of the Sarco pod took place “under a canopy of trees” near a woodland cabin in Merishausen, Switzerland. The American woman had reportedly been suffering from “a very serious illness that causes severe pain” and desired to die for “at least two years.”

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