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| Assisted suicide referred to CPS | Assisted suicide referred to CPS |
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| The case of a rugby player who died in a Swiss assisted suicide clinic is to be referred to the complex case unit of the Crown Prosecution Service. | |
| Daniel James, 23, from Worcester, was paralysed when he suffered a collapsed spine in a training session at Nuneaton Rugby Club, Warwickshire in 2007. | Daniel James, 23, from Worcester, was paralysed when he suffered a collapsed spine in a training session at Nuneaton Rugby Club, Warwickshire in 2007. |
| Police are investigating after he died in Switzerland on 12 September. | Police are investigating after he died in Switzerland on 12 September. |
| Lawyers are to decide if anyone should face charges over Mr James's death. A man and a woman have been interviewed. | Lawyers are to decide if anyone should face charges over Mr James's death. A man and a woman have been interviewed. |
| Trust set up | Trust set up |
| Mr James' parents, Julie and Mark, from Sinton Green, Worcester, are under investigation over his death last month. | Mr James' parents, Julie and Mark, from Sinton Green, Worcester, are under investigation over his death last month. |
| A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: "We haven't received a file as yet from West Mercia Constabulary. | A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: "We haven't received a file as yet from West Mercia Constabulary. |
| "But as soon as we do we will then be in a position to decide whether to proceed with the case or not." | "But as soon as we do we will then be in a position to decide whether to proceed with the case or not." |
| The former pupil at Worcester Royal Grammar School was paralysed from the chest down as a result of the accident in March 2007. | The former pupil at Worcester Royal Grammar School was paralysed from the chest down as a result of the accident in March 2007. |
| Assisted suicide is illegal in the UK, although the practice is tolerated by the authorities in Switzerland. | Assisted suicide is illegal in the UK, although the practice is tolerated by the authorities in Switzerland. |
| The clinic Dignitas, where all known British assisted suicides have taken place, said that due to privacy laws it could not disclose whether Mr James had been there. | The clinic Dignitas, where all known British assisted suicides have taken place, said that due to privacy laws it could not disclose whether Mr James had been there. |
| In a statement on Friday Mr James' parents said he did not want to live a second-class existence and had tried several times to kill himself before he "gained his wish". | In a statement on Friday Mr James' parents said he did not want to live a second-class existence and had tried several times to kill himself before he "gained his wish". |
| His parents said his death was "no doubt a welcome relief from the 'prison' he felt his body had become and the day-to-day fear and loathing of his living existence". | His parents said his death was "no doubt a welcome relief from the 'prison' he felt his body had become and the day-to-day fear and loathing of his living existence". |
| A trust set up in his name has since raised nearly £25,000 for spinal research. | A trust set up in his name has since raised nearly £25,000 for spinal research. |
| Mr James also played for the England Universities rugby team and England Students team. | Mr James also played for the England Universities rugby team and England Students team. |