Sarco pod
The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos and sometimes called a "suicide pod"[1]) is a kind of device or machine that a person can use for killing himself or herself. That person has to sit inside the (capsule or) pod, and push a button. That makes liquid nitrogen go from a canister, and into the air that is being breathed inside the capsule. When one minute has passed, the concentration of oxygen is too low, to keep a human alive.
"Sarco" is short for "sarcophagus" (picture),[2][3] a kind of coffin.
Deadly use (year 2024)
changePolice investigation: In September 2024, police in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen arrested several people, after a 64 year-old woman from the United States had used the machine.[4][5][6]
"Florian Willet, co-president of The Last Resort [, an organisation], was [arrested], along with a Dutch journalist and two Swiss people, the spokesperson said. Willet was the only other person present when the woman ended her life", according to media.[7]
Related pages
changeSources
change- ↑ Wakefield, Jane (9 December 2021). "Maker of suicide pod plans to launch in Switzerland". BBC News. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ "Nitschke's 'suicide machine' draws crowds at Amsterdam funeral fair". The Guardian. 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ Overington, Caroline (25 November 2017). "Philip Nitschke invents suicide capsule with 3D printer". The Australian. News Corporation. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/urix/fleire-tatt-av-sveitsisk-politi-etter-at-amerikansk-kvinne-doydde-i-sjolvmordskapsel-1.17056637. Retrieved 2024-09-25
- ↑ Zwitserse politie pakt mensen op na dood van vrouw in 'zelfdodingscapsule’
- ↑ "Swiss police make arrests after 'suicide pod' used by American woman". The Local. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/24/europe/switzerland-arrests-sarco-suicide-capsule-intl-hnk/index.html. Retrieved 2024-09-26
