New murder charge for NZ euthanasia advocate -CathNews

New murder charge for NZ euthanasia advocate

Monday, November 19th, 2018

A New Zealander who was convicted of assisting his mother’s suicide is now facing two charges of murder in South Africa.

In September Sean Davison was charged with murder after helping a quadriplegic friend die.

On Friday he was charged with another killing of a man suffering from motor neuron disease.

Mr Davison is a professor working at the University of Western Cape in Cape Town and has founded a pro-euthanasia group in South Africa. Continue reading

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