![]() ![]() The Crown alleged Ms Austen imported pentobarbitone, then provided it to Mrs Treadwell, who used it to commit suicide. ![]() Pentobarbitone is a Class C drug under New Zealand law, although veterinarians can lawfully use it to euthanise animals. The autopsy found the cause of death to be pentobarbitone toxicity. Initially, police didn't suspect suicide, but an autopsy was later ordered after a suicide note was found in a drawer in Treadwell's room. Mrs Treadwell was found dead in her bed at her Kilbirnie rest home on June 6, 2016. ![]() The verdict was returned on Friday afternoon in the Wellington High Court.Īusten is the Wellington coordinator of EXIT International, a pro-assisted dying group that Mrs Treadwell was a member of. It also found Austen not guilty on one charge of importing a Class C drug, but guilty on two charges of the same offence. A jury has found euthanasia activist Susan Austen not guilty of aiding the suicide of 77-year-old Annemarie Treadwell. ![]()
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