Dr Philip Nitschke rejects claims woman inside his death pod may have been strangled

The allegations were reported as being made by a Swiss prosecutor.
Australian Associated Press
Dr Philip Nitschke.

Dr Philip Nitschke has dismissed claims reportedly made by a Swiss prosecutor that the first woman to die in his death pod showed signs of strangulation.

The former Australian GP originally designed the Sarco suicide capsule as a new means of euthanasia that did not rely on the administration of lethal drugs.