Talk:Robert Witterel/@comment-5164183-20190928154132

From Wikipedia :

Laws against suicide (and attempted suicide) prevailed in English common law until 1961. English law perceived suicide as an immoral, criminal offence against God and also against the Crown.[139]  It first became illegal in the 13th century. Until 1822, in fact, the possessions of somebody who died by suicide could even be forfeited to the Crown.[140]

[139] SM Canick (1997), Constitutional Aspects of Physician-Assisted Suicide After Lee v. Oregon, Am. JL & Med.

[140] Holt, Gerry (2011-08-03). "BBC News - When suicide was illegal". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-07.