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| Philip Nitschke to speak to police over suicide death of terminally ill man | Philip Nitschke to speak to police over suicide death of terminally ill man |
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| Euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke is to speak to South Australian detectives who are investigating the death of a terminally ill man who took his own life. | Euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke is to speak to South Australian detectives who are investigating the death of a terminally ill man who took his own life. |
| Former businessman Max Bromson, who ran for the Senate last year for the Voluntary Euthanasia party, died early on Monday morning in a Glenelg motel room, surrounded by family members. | Former businessman Max Bromson, who ran for the Senate last year for the Voluntary Euthanasia party, died early on Monday morning in a Glenelg motel room, surrounded by family members. |
| Bromson, who suffered from a rare and terminal form of bone cancer, said he lived with chronic, excruciating pain and wanted the right to end his life peacefully at the appropriate time. | Bromson, who suffered from a rare and terminal form of bone cancer, said he lived with chronic, excruciating pain and wanted the right to end his life peacefully at the appropriate time. |
| Nitschke said Bromson took an imported drug that had been tested at an Exit International laboratory in Adelaide. | |
| Nitschke will be accompanied by his lawyer when he meets with detectives on Friday. | Nitschke will be accompanied by his lawyer when he meets with detectives on Friday. |
| “They have been in touch with me several times and want to have a talk about Max Bromson’s death,” he said. | “They have been in touch with me several times and want to have a talk about Max Bromson’s death,” he said. |
| He said he would be co-operating in every way with the police. | He said he would be co-operating in every way with the police. |
| After police were notified of the death, detectives confiscated the family’s mobile phones, tablets and laptop computers. The police are carrying out an investigation to determine whether any criminal offence involving assisting in a suicide was committed. | After police were notified of the death, detectives confiscated the family’s mobile phones, tablets and laptop computers. The police are carrying out an investigation to determine whether any criminal offence involving assisting in a suicide was committed. |
| Last week, Nitschke was suspended by the Medical Board of Australia, which ruled he posed “a serious risk to the health and safety of the public”. | Last week, Nitschke was suspended by the Medical Board of Australia, which ruled he posed “a serious risk to the health and safety of the public”. |
| • Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467. | • Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467. |