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Scientist ends life at 104 with lethal injection while listening to Beethoven

Family and friends surrounded him as Beethoven's Ninth Symphony echoed in the background before he flicked a switch to send the lethal medication into his veins

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David Goodall. Pic/AP
David Goodall. Pic/AP

Scientist David Goodall, 104, has died after choosing to end his life at a clinic in Switzerland, a right-to-die organisation said. He joked "what are we waiting for?" as his relatives filled out witness paperwork at the assisted suicide clinic.

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