A 102-year-old former Marine slowly starved himself to death over eight weeks after being refused an assisted death. The family of Marine Commando Harry Moore say he died looking “like a skeleton” after saying he wanted to die following a third fall, then refusing to eat.
He begged his doctors for a “pill” to end it all. His family has described Harry's final days as “barbaric” and have called for the assisted dying ban to be overhauled.
Daughter Annie said: “He gave his all during the war. He deserved better. He should have had a choice at the end. He was determined. Absolutely adamant. He never ate anything – not even his chocolate biscuits.
