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A devoted couple who 'couldn't bear to be apart' have passed away at a Swiss assisted dying clinic, after sending touching emails to their beloved relatives informing them of their decision.

Neither Michael Posner, 97, nor his wife Ruth, 96, were battling a terminal illness, but they opted to die together, unable to contemplate the prospect of living without each other after 75 years of marriage, reports The Mirror.

The pair, who lived in Belsize Park in north London, sent an email to their "Dear family and friends" on Tuesday, explaining their passing.

The email stated: "So sorry not to have mentioned it but when you receive this email we will have 'shuffled off this mortal coil'.

"The decision was mutual and without any outside pressure. We had lived a long life and to

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