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Euthanasia activist who was arrested over suicide pod death ‘takes his own life’
"A right-to-die activist who was arrested over the first reported use of a “suicide pod” has died by assisted suicide, according to the device’s inventor.
Dr Florian Willet, 47, was detained last year in connection with the death of a 64-year-old woman on suspicion of “inciting and abetting suicide” and a “strong suspicion of the commission of an intentional homicide”. After two months in custody, he was released in December after police ruled out the possibility of an intentional homicide.
Exit International director Dr Philip Nitschke, the man behind the Sarco pod, said the accusations caused serious psychological problems for Dr Willet.
Dr Nitschke told Dutch news outlet Volkskrant that Dr Willet died last month by suicide.
“When Florian was released suddenly and unexpectedly from pre-trial detention in early December 2024, he was a changed man,” Dr Nitschke said.
“Gone was his warm smile and self-confidence. In its place was a man who seemed deeply traumatised by the experience of incarceration and the wrongful accusation of strangulation.”
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