Locked-in stroke victim’s lawyers seek ruling on assisted suicide list

A STROKE victim in his 40s left with “locked-in syndrome” is launching a “landmark” right-to-die legal action, lawyers said yesterday.

Solicitors said the man, who can only communicate by moving his eyes, wanted “professional assistance” to end his life.

His London law firm Leigh Day & Co said it planned to ask the High Court to clarify whether any “professional” who helped him die would face prosecution or disciplinary action. A spokesman said the man’s wife did not wish to “play any part” in his death and “professional assistance” was needed. He wants a ruling on whether the list of those who can assist suicides with little fear of penalty should be widened to include doctors and nurses as well as relatives.