Canadian police have charged 57-year-old Toronto resident Kenneth Law with 14 second-degree murders. Law is accused of selling fatal sodium nitrite online to suicidal people. Distributing the material to customers in over 40 countries is the charge.
Kenneth Law (Photo: Google)
International Probe Intensifies as Kenneth Law Faces Upgraded Murder Charges
Canadian police have accused Kenneth Law of 14 counts of second-degree murder, up from suicide assistance. The law is accused of selling dangerous chemicals to self-harmers online. Law’s arrest in Canada on charges of marketing and distributing lethal sodium nitrite to over 40 nations has sparked an international inquiry.
The UK, US, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand are investigating Law’s website-related deaths, with British authorities examining 88. York Regional Police Inspector Simon James announced additional charges against Kenneth Law, including the same 14 Ontario victims aged 16–36. Multiple victims under the age of 18 are unknown. Inspector James recognized police investigations in Ontario and abroad.
The National Crime Agency found 232 UK residents who bought Law’s items online in the two years before April, resulting in 88 fatalities. The agency is looking into UK offenses.
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Upcoming Court Appearance for Kenneth Law as Legal Challenges Surface
Law, in Canadian detention, will appear in court on December 19. Law will not plead guilty to the additional murder charges, according to his counsel.
Inspector Simon James noted that several of the case’s internet sites are hosted outside Canada, where Canadian legislation doesn’t apply. Since 2016, assisted suicide for adults in Canada has been permitted. Recommending suicide is unlawful. Adults with significant sickness, disease, or incapacity may request assisted death from a doctor.
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