The “Sarco” suicide capsule, which has never been used before, is designed to allow a person 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.

Police in northern Switzerland say several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule.”.

A 64-year-old US woman took her own life inside a controversial suicide capsule at a Swiss woodland retreat, with police on Tuesday saying several people had been arrested.

The US woman, who travelled to Switzerland for the purpose of 'death', initiated her dying process herself by pressing a button while lying in the capsule.

A 64-year-old woman from the US who had suffered from 'severe immune compromise' reportedly died in the device

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.