Overview

• Maureen Slough told relatives she was going to Lithuania on July 8 but instead traveled alone to Switzerland, registered with Pegasos, and died within two days.
• Her daughter learned of the death via a WhatsApp message from Pegasos stating the ashes would be posted; the ashes arrived in early August and a funeral was held later that month.
• Pegasos says Slough underwent an extensive assessment, including an independent psychiatric evaluation that found her of sound mind, and that she reported unbearable chronic pain.
• The family disputes her eligibility, noting a long history of mental illness and asserting she was not terminally ill.
• Relatives allege Pegasos accepted a possibly forged email confirming the daughter’s awareness and question why the provided WhatsApp number was not used to verify consent, as a solicitor brother has asked the FCDO to engage Swiss authorities.