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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Florian Willet, 47, died by suicide months after a 64-year-old American woman died using the Sarco pod — a nitrogen-filled "suicide capsule" he helped oversee ARND WIEGMANN/AFP via Getty Florian ...

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 ...

Dr. Florian Willet had been under investigation in Switzerland after being present when an American woman died using a so-called suicide pod. By Ali Watkins Florian Willet, a euthanasia advocate ...

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.