Plan to bring Sarco 'suicide pod' to the UK laid bare as assisted dying bill passes

Dr Philip Nitschke, dubbed successful immoderate media arsenic "Dr Death", says he's "very keen" to bring Sarco's assisted-suicide pod to the UK and reckons theLake District could beryllium an perfect determination to usage it

Chances of utilizing the Sarco suicide pod - branded the "Tesla of euthanasia" - successful the UK person rocketed pursuing the passing of the assisted dying bill, its creator says.

Dr Philip Nitschke, dubbed successful immoderate media arsenic "Dr Death", says he's "very keen" to bring his invention to the UK contempt an ongoing probe into the decease of a US pistillate successful Switzerland who became the archetypal "customer" successful September.

Nevertheless, people 3 of the futuristic Sarco (short for sarcophagus) is successful accumulation and lessons learnt from the decease of the 64-year-old pistillate successful Switzerland person helped amended the design, Dr Philip Nitschke insists.

He spoke successful the aftermath of the passing of the assisted dying bill here, which could usher successful 1 of the biggest societal changes since the legalisation of same-sex matrimony a decennary ago. Dr Nitschke, 77, believes this besides means the Sarco could run successful the UK - and says the Lake District would beryllium the perfect determination successful which to usage the controvesial capsule.

The inventor, from Ardrossan, Australia, said: "I'm precise pleased that it's gone successful favour. It's a precise bully development. What has to hap present is hopefully a workable portion of authorities emerges.

"In presumption of the existent legalities nether the caller law, if you determine to spell and dice successful the Lake District, I accidental I don't cognize what the instrumentality would say. I accidental it's wholly up to you if you privation to beryllium looking astatine the water oregon whether you privation to beryllium successful your ain small bedsit successful southbound London. The instrumentality is surely portable. You tin instrumentality it to wherever you tin enactment it and ascent in."

But Dr Nitschke's workfellow and caput of The Last Resort, Florian Willet, was arrested and taken into custody successful the aftermath of Sarco's debut 2 months ago. Willet remains successful situation successful Schaffhausen adjacent the Swiss borderline with Germany, the Daily Mail understands.

Dr Nitschke, who lives successful the Netherlands with his woman Fiona Stewart, told the work "a overmuch amended version" of the capsule is successful the works. Of the 380 applications helium had already received from astir the globe, 23 are from Britons. Among them is ex-RAF technologist Peter Scott and his woman Christine, some successful their 80s, who signed up to beryllium the archetypal mates to usage a treble termination pod aft Christine was diagnosed with vascular dementia.