This is the first use of the controversial Sarco, the capsule that causes death by saturating the air with nitrogen. The suicide would have occurred inside a hut in a forest in the canton of Schaffhausen
September 24, 2024 | 19:33
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Arrests in Switzerland in connection with aSchaffhausen prosecutor’s office opens investigation after woman dies with controversial Sarco ‘suicide capsule’ (name derived from sarcophagus). This is the first use of the capsule, which causes death by saturating the air with nitrogen, and it is said to have occurred in a cabin located in a forest in the canton of Schaffhausen.
Own Yesterday, Health Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider declaredduring question time at the National Council, that the Sarco suicide capsule is not in accordance with the law. In the summer, prosecutors in several cantons, including Schaffhausen, announced that they would initiate criminal proceedings if the capsule was used in their canton.
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