BBC News reported that Jan and Els sought medical intervention to end their lives together after 50 years of marriage, which the outlet described as happy. The headline states that the parents chose to die together and that their child was left to "grieve alone."

According to the summary, the couple left behind their only child. The summary does not describe what the child experienced or how the child learned of the decision. Publication details for the BBC News piece list a blank author field.

The summary does not say where the couple lived, where the events took place, or when they occurred. It does not name the medical intervention or the service involved, and it offers no quotations from any person.

The summary does not include statements from the child, the couple's family, doctors, or government officials, so their views are not reflected in this account.

This story relies only on the BBC News headline and summary, and the full article was not available for this report. No other outlet's account was available for comparison, so no conflicting reports are noted here. Details beyond those two items may differ from the full article.

Sources: BBC News: My parents chose to die together and I was left to grieve alone.