Kevorkian Reported to Help in Suicide

An ailing 78-year-old Canadian man committed suicide with Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s help after consulting with him several times, Kevorkian’s attorney said in Bloomfield Township, Mich. Natverlal H. Thakore of British Columbia suffered from Parkinson’s disease, said Geoffrey Fieger, Kevorkian’s attorney. He killed himself Saturday night. In a letter Fieger sent to the media, Thakore said he wanted to die in a dignified way. It would be the fourth suicide linked to Kevorkian since Aug. 29. He has acknowledged attending 49 other suicides, but Fieger has said Kevorkian has been present for “nearly 100” deaths since 1990.