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Former chef pleads guilty to selling lethal substances to 14 people who died by suicide
A Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who used them to end their own lives pleaded guilty Friday to counseling or aiding suicide.
TL;DR
- Kenneth Law pleaded guilty to counseling or aiding suicide in a Newmarket, Ontario, court.
- Law is accused of selling lethal substances, specifically sodium nitrite, online through various websites.
- Canadian prosecutors will withdraw 14 murder charges against Law as part of a plea agreement.
- Sentencing for Law is scheduled for September.
- Police investigations link Law to over 100 suicides globally, with Canadian charges pertaining to 14 individuals aged 16-36.
- Law allegedly sent at least 1,200 packages to over 40 countries.
- Despite investigations in the U.K. for over 112 deaths, Law will not be charged there; he will be sentenced in Canada.
- Families of victims are calling for a public inquiry into how these deaths were facilitated.
- Assisted suicide has been legal in Canada since 2016 for adults 18 and older with serious illnesses, requiring physician assistance.