Fearing that he could become a burden to his family, the father-of-three chose to kill himself at the notorious assisted suicide clinic Dignitas in Switzerland.

A haunting image showed him enjoying dinner with his friends and family for the last time, before taking his life the following day by administering a lethal dose of a drug.

Sixteen hours after the snap was taken, he died.

Jeffrey’s death has sparked fresh debate on whether assisted suicide should be legalised in the UK.

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The practice is effectively legal in Switzerland, and shockingly, between 1998-2014 nearly 300 Brits travelled to Dignitas – which charges around £5,000 - to end their lives.

And the number has been steadily increasing; one Britain a fortnight now travels to the infamous clinic and Brits are the second most frequent visitors in Europe.

One woman who knows the pain of a loving last supper is Dianne Poyser. Her father John Huff, 58, suffered from Motor Neurone Disease and took his life at Dignitas in 2006.

And in a haunting echo of the Spector family, Dianne, her mum Barbara, 60, and sister, Joanne, 37, enjoyed their last meal with John at a restaurant in Zurich, just hours before he took his life.

Mum-of-one Dianne – who believes assisted suicide should be legalised – says: “Jeffrey’s story has brought back painful memories.

"Dad made a small speech before we got on the plane to Zurich, saying how much he loved us. We were all crying.

Then the night before he died we went out for dinner and reminisced about old times.

We managed to make it a happy occasion, we didn’t want Dad to spend his last evening worrying or scared."

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In the original version of this article we stated that Jeffrey Spector enjoyed a last meal in a restaurant with family including his wife and their three daughters. In fact Mrs Spector and her youngest daughter did not travel to Switzerland and were not at the meal. We are happy to correct the position.*