Mother ends life at Swiss clinic after son's death
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- Category: United Kingdom
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-24 16:36 UTC
- Sources: The Guardian UK
Wendy Duffy, 56, died at the Pegasos clinic in Basel four years after her 23-year-old son Marcus' death. She was physically healthy but struggled to cope with the loss. The incident comes as an assisted dying bill fails to pass in England and Wales.
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