The Sarco pod, short for sarcophagus, is a controversial euthanasia device. A 64-year-old woman from the US recently died by suicide using the Sarco suicide pod at a woodland retreat in Switzerland.

An American woman has become the first person to die through the use of a “Sarco suicide pod”. Two people were arrested on ...

The Sarco Pod, a futuristic capsule designed for assisted suicide, has sparked a massive controversy in Switzerland, especially after a 64-year-old American woman used one recently. Despite ...

Police in Switzerland are investigating the alleged use of a suicide capsule to kill multiple people, including a 64-year-old woman who was an American citizen.

A 64-year-old woman from the Midwestern United States died at approximately 4:01 pm on Monday using the controversial Sarco suicide pod in a forest hut located in the northern canton of ...

The Sarco pod at the location where it was allegedly used by a 64-year-old American woman who "died using the Sarco device". Photo / AFP The Sarco suicide pod was used for the first time this week ...

A 64-year-old American was reported to have died by assisted suicide in a remote forest in northern Switzerland with the help of two right-to-die groups that facilitated her use of a Sarco capsule ...

A Sarco assisted-suicide pod has been used for the first time in Switzerland by a woman who died "under a canopy of trees" - prompting police to arrest staff. A 64-year-old American woman is ...

The "Sarco" capsule, which has never been used before, is designed to allow a person sitting in a reclining seat inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber.

The Sarco pod, which has never been used before, is designed to allow a person sitting in a reclining seat inside to push a button or gesture to inject nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber.

The final message people will hear seconds before they die inside a Sarco suicide pod has been revealed - and will leave people chilled. The Sarco pod, which takes its name from the word ...