Swiss police have arrested several individuals following the use of a controversial futuristic suicide capsule known as the 'Sarco' for the first time. The incident took place in a wood in the municipality of Merishausen in the northern canton of Schaffhausen bordering Germany.
Authorities in Schaffhausen have initiated criminal proceedings against multiple individuals for 'inducing and aiding and abetting suicide.' The group behind the capsule, The Last Resort, confirmed that the deceased was a 64-year-old American woman suffering from a severely compromised immune system. Among the four detainees were Florian Willet, co-president of The Last Resort, a Dutch journalist, and two Swiss individuals. Willet was reportedly the only person present when the woman ended her life.
