Police in northern Switzerland have detained several individuals and opened a criminal case following the suspected death of a person in a new 'suicide capsule.' The capsule, known as 'Sarco,' is designed to allow a person inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber, leading to death by suffocation in a few minutes.
Authorities in Schaffhausen canton were alerted by a law firm about an assisted suicide involving the Sarco capsule that took place near a forest cabin in Merishausen. The incident has prompted an investigation into potential charges of incitement and accessory to suicide.
