Swiss Police Detain Several People in Connection with Suspected Death in a ‘Suicide Capsule’

September 24, 2024

Close up of an Oxygen tank valve

(Associated Press) – Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a “suicide capsule.”

The “Sarco” capsule, which has never been used before, is presumably designed to allow a person sitting in a reclining seat inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber. The person is then supposed to fall asleep and die by suffocation in a few minutes. (Read More)