Final moments in the life of 59-year - old actor Peter Ewert shown on TV . Peter , a motor neurone disease sufferer , went to an assisted suicide clinic . Assisted suicide is illegal in Britain and carries 14-year prison terms . No - one in the UK has been convicted under the 1961 Suicide Act .
Final moments in the life of 59-year-old Briton Craig Ewert shown on TV . Ewert , a motor neurone disease sufferer , went to Swiss assisted suicide clinic . Assisted suicide is illegal in Britain and carries 14-year prison term . No-one in the UK has been prosecuted under the 1961 Suicide Act .