4 d. ago British families accuse Swiss euthanasia clinic Pegasos of killing their loved ones 'without medical justification'

Judith Hamilton, from London told how her son Alastair claimed to have been going on holiday to Paris before it was revealed he had actually flown to Switzerland to die, with the help of Pegasos.

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3 w. ago Actress and Holocaust survivor, 96, was ‘dominated by husband into Swiss clinic suicide’, friend says

Ruth and Michael Posner, from Belsize Park, sent an email to loved ones stating they had died in Pegasos, near Basel

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3 w. ago Holocaust survivor, 96, was coerced into Swiss clinic suicide by 'dominant' husband who she was 'totally reliant' on, friend says

Playwright Julia Pascal, believes Ruth Posner, 96, who ended her life at Swiss clinic Pegasos, near Basel, believes she may have been 'coerced' by husband Michael Posner, 97.

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3 w. ago Brit couple write family heartbreaking email before dying together at Swiss clinic

Michael Posner, 97, and his wife Ruth, 96, sent an email to their "Dear family and friends" on Tuesday, explaining their decision to die together at a Swiss assisted dying clinic

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4 w. ago Elderly couple, 97 and 96, die at Swiss clinic after emailing family they were already dead

Michael Posner, 97, and his wife Ruth, 96, 'couldn't bear to be apart'

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4 w. ago London actress and Holocaust survivor, 96, dies with husband, 97, at Swiss suicide clinic after emailing family goodbye

London actress and Holocaust survivor, 96, dies with husband, 97, at Swiss suicide clinic after emailing family goodbye  London Evening Standard

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4 w. ago Holocaust survivor and husband ‘emailed loved ones to announce suicide’

‘Sorry not to have mentioned it,’ the couple wrote in their final message

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4 w. ago Couple sent email to loved ones saying they'd taken lives in Swiss clinic

They had 'had enough' and 'did not want to just exist'

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4 w. ago Holocaust survivor and husband emailed friends about deaths at Swiss clinic

A close friend said while she was ‘very sad’ at their deaths, she understood why they had taken the decision.

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4 w. ago Moving final email sent by devoted couple before 'dying together at Swiss clinic'

Holocaust survivor Ruth Posner, 97, and her UK-born husband Michael, 97, were not suffering from any terminal illnesses, but found their quality of life was worsening and wanted to pass away together

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4 w. ago Holocaust survivor and husband 'die at Swiss clinic' for heartbreaking reason

Michael Posner, 97, and his 96-year-old actress wife Ruth were married for 75 years. They died at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland after sending emails to their loved ones

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4 w. ago Actress and husband choose to 'die at Swiss clinic' as they 'can't be apart'

Ruth Posner, 96, and her husband Michael, 97, sent an email to loved ones saying they'd "shuffled off this mortal coil" after travelling to a Swiss Dignitas clinic because they did not want to leave each other behind.

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4 w. ago Ruth Posner and husband 'die at Swiss clinic' as they 'can't bear to be apart'

Ruth Posner, 96, and her husband Michael, 97, sent an email to loved ones saying they'd "shuffled off this mortal coil" after travelling to a Swiss Dignitas clinic because they did not want to leave each other behind

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4 w. ago Actress and Holocaust survivor, 96, dies with husband, 97, at Swiss suicide clinic after emailing family and friends to say 'when you receive this email we will have shuffled off this mortal coil'

Neither Ruth Posner, 96, nor husband Michael, 97, had terminal illnesses but the pair, from Belsize Park, north London, decided they did not want to be apart after almost 75 years married.

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