Creator of $1 million "suicide capsule" denies claims of strangulation in user's death, insists device worked as intended.

Philip Nitschke, creator of the "suicide capsule" Sarco, has denied claims that the first user, a U.S. woman in Switzerland, may have been strangled. The device, costing $1 million to develop, allows users to push a button that releases nitrogen gas, causing death by suffocation. Nitschke insists the device worked as intended, though Swiss prosecutors suggest strangulation. The case is under investigation, with Swiss law permitting assisted suicide if there's no external assistance and no self-serving motives.

November 20, 2024
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