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The first person to use the Sarco suicide pod in a Swiss woodland was allegedly found inside with strangulation marks on her neck.
The 64-year-old American woman died inside the capsule set up near a cabin in Merishausen, Switzerland, on September 23 after pushing a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber, causing fatal hypoxia.
Dr Florian Willet, the president of Swiss Sarco operator The Last Resort, was among several people arrested at the scene.
He still today remains in custody - nearly five weeks after the US woman's death. Willet was the only person present when the mother-of-two died.
Investigators are now probing the woman's death, with chief prosecutor Peter Sticher raising the suspicion of 'intentional homicide' after suggesting in court that the 64-year-old may have been strangled, Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant reports.
The woman had suffered serious neck injuries, according to a forensic doctor, who spoke to the prosecutor just hours after her death.
But there has been no official autopsy report, with Volkskrant questioning why Sticher has not publicly accused Willet of 'intentional homicide' but used his suspicion in order to get a judge to extend Willet's custody.
The first use of Sarco capsule took place in the middle of the forest, according to the creators of the device
President of The Last Resort, Florian Willet (left), is seen with board member Fiona Stewart at a press conference in July
The woman had reportedly been diagnosed with skull base osteomyelitis.
The disease could manifest as an infection of the bone marrow, which could have been responsible for the marks on her neck resembling strangulation marks, according to a person close to The Last Resort who spoke to Swiss outlet NZZ.
When MailOnline contacted The Last Resort for comment on the American woman reportedly being found with strangulation marks the Sarco operator only replied with a reference to the Volkskrant article.
The blonde woman said she had wished to die for 'at least two years' after suffering with the 'very serious illness that involves severe pain'.
The public prosecutor in the Schaffhausen canton said that Sarco's creators had been warned not to use the device in the region, but that the warning had not been heeded.
'We warned them in writing,' prosecutor Peter Sticher said in September. 'We said that if they came to Schaffhausen and used Sarco, they would face criminal consequences.'
Sticher attended the crime scene with a 'large contingent' of police and forensics teams on September 23, revealing that the operation lasted from early evening until around midnight.
First person to use suicide pod was 'found with strangulation marks'
The 64-year-old American woman died inside the capsule set up near a cabin in Merishausen, Switzerland, on September 23 after pushing a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber, causing fatal hypoxia.
Dr Florian Willet, the president of Swiss Sarco operator The Last Resort, was among several people arrested at the scene.
He still today remains in custody - nearly five weeks after the US woman's death. Willet was the only person present when the mother-of-two died.
Investigators are now probing the woman's death, with chief prosecutor Peter Sticher raising the suspicion of 'intentional homicide' after suggesting in court that the 64-year-old may have been strangled, Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant reports.
The woman had suffered serious neck injuries, according to a forensic doctor, who spoke to the prosecutor just hours after her death.
But there has been no official autopsy report, with Volkskrant questioning why Sticher has not publicly accused Willet of 'intentional homicide' but used his suspicion in order to get a judge to extend Willet's custody.
The first use of Sarco capsule took place in the middle of the forest, according to the creators of the device
President of The Last Resort, Florian Willet (left), is seen with board member Fiona Stewart at a press conference in July
The woman had reportedly been diagnosed with skull base osteomyelitis.
The disease could manifest as an infection of the bone marrow, which could have been responsible for the marks on her neck resembling strangulation marks, according to a person close to The Last Resort who spoke to Swiss outlet NZZ.
When MailOnline contacted The Last Resort for comment on the American woman reportedly being found with strangulation marks the Sarco operator only replied with a reference to the Volkskrant article.
The blonde woman said she had wished to die for 'at least two years' after suffering with the 'very serious illness that involves severe pain'.
The public prosecutor in the Schaffhausen canton said that Sarco's creators had been warned not to use the device in the region, but that the warning had not been heeded.
'We warned them in writing,' prosecutor Peter Sticher said in September. 'We said that if they came to Schaffhausen and used Sarco, they would face criminal consequences.'
Sticher attended the crime scene with a 'large contingent' of police and forensics teams on September 23, revealing that the operation lasted from early evening until around midnight.
First person to use suicide pod was 'found with strangulation marks'
