A spokesperson for the group behind the capsule, The Last Resort, said the deceased was a 64-year-old American woman who had been suffering from a severely compromised immune system.

A criminal case has been opened in connection with the suspected death of a 64-year-old American woman in a new "suicide capsule," police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday.

The death of an American woman in an assisted suicide capsule has led to criminal proceedings against several people in Switzerland. The 64-year-old woman from the Midwest died Monday in the ...

Swiss police arrested several people following the death of an unidentified 64-year-old woman from the U.S. Midwest who on Sept. 23 became the first person to use the device.

A controversial 'suicide capsule' was reportedly used for the first time in Switzerland by an American woman from the Midwest. Credit: AP A 'suicide pod' known as 'The Sarco' is seen in Rotterdam ...

American woman dies in ‘suicide capsule’ in Switzerland; criminal case opened by The Associated Press - 09/24/24 4:16 PM ET ...

A controversial 'suicide capsule' was reportedly used for the first time in Switzerland by an American woman from the Midwest. Credit: AP A 'suicide pod' known as 'The Sarco' is seen in Rotterdam ...

Advocacy groups behind a so-called suicide capsule said Sunday they have suspended the process of taking applications to use it — which numbered over 370 last month — as a criminal ...

A controversial 'suicide capsule' was reportedly used for the first time in Switzerland by an American woman from the Midwest. Credit: AP A 'suicide pod' known as 'The Sarco' is seen in Rotterdam ...

A controversial 'suicide capsule' was reportedly used for the first time in Switzerland by an American woman from the Midwest. Credit: AP A 'suicide pod' known as 'The Sarco' is seen in Rotterdam ...