Three avoid suicide prosecution

Caroline Loder, 48, who was known as Cari, took her life at her Surrey home last summer after living with the neurological condition for many years.

Right-to-die campaigner Libby Wilson, an 84-year-old former GP, was alleged to have spoken to the academic in the days before her death in Farncombe on June 8.

Dr Wilson, a member of pro-euthanasia group Friends at the End (Fate), was arrested by Surrey Police in September after her phone number was found among Ms Loder's possessions and was questioned on suspicion of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring a suicide.

Two men, one in his 70s from Godalming, Surrey, and one in his 50s from west London, had previously been arrested.

They could have each faced 14 years in prison but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said yesterday no charges would be brought.

A CPS spokeswoman said there was not enough evidence to prosecute one of the men and other prosecutions would not be "in the public interest".