Entertainment duo Alice and Ellen Kessler, German twins who shot to superstardom in the post World War II era, died together by joint assisted suicide, the German Society for Humane Dying said Tuesday.

The women died on Monday at the age 89 in their home Grünwald, a quiet suburb just outside Munich, according to Bild. The German newspaper additionally reported that the sisters “no longer wanted to live” and “they had chosen to end their lives together.” Police were reportedly notified after the process was completed.

Assisted dying, under certain circumstances, has been legal in Germany since 2020. The law allows people to end their lives and to seek help from a third party as long as they aren’t subject to external influences.

The German Society for Humane Dying also confirmed th

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