Criminal case opened after Sarco capsule – which releases nitrogen gas at the touch of a button – used in Merishausen

GENEVA (AP) — Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the...

Several people have been arrested after a controversial ‘suicide pod’, the brainchild of an Australian physician, was allegedly used to kill a...

Swiss police said the so-called "Sarco" capsule was deployed in a wood in the municipality of Merishausen.

Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death...

Swiss police say they have detained several people and opened a criminal case a day after the first use of the "Sarco" capsule to end a person's life....

The assisted suicide debate is heating up on the heels of a U.S. citizen going to Switzerland to use a company's suicide pod to end her life -- and...

Swiss police arrested four individuals after they were involved in the first case of Sarco pods being used to commit suicide. As we reported last...

Swiss police arrested four individuals after they were involved in the first case of Sarco pods being used to commit suicide. As we reported last...

The recent confirmation of the first use of the Sarco suicide pod has sparked a significant conversation about assisted suicide. This device, designed...