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crime2 days ago•4 min saved

Ex-chef pleads guilty in online sales of lethal nitrite linked to 14 suicides

Former Canadian chef Kenneth Law pleaded guilty to counselling or aiding suicide for selling sodium nitrite online to people who used it to end their lives; 14 murder charges were withdrawn under a plea deal, with sentencing set for September. Prosecutors say he shipped thousands of packages to more than 40 countries, including about 160 Canadian addresses, and the case sparked international investigations into related deaths.

via CBS News|

#canada #crime #kenneth-law

world3 days ago•5 min saved

Canadian man admits guilt in worldwide toxic-salt suicide scheme

Kenneth Law, a 60-year-old Canadian who ran online shops selling sodium nitrite, pleaded guilty in Ontario to 14 counts of aiding suicide, linked to 79 deaths in Britain; prosecutors plan to withdraw 14 first‑degree murder charges at September sentencing; the scheme generated about CAD 297,000 in revenue and involved purchases from customers in roughly 40 countries, with Law promoting the products under a pseudonym while aware they could be used to end lives.

via The New York Times|

#britain #canada #online-business

crime6 days ago•4 min saved

Ex-chef to plead guilty in global poison-for-suicide scheme, murder charges dropped

Kenneth Law, a Canadian former chef, is expected to plead guilty to 14 counts of aiding or counseling suicide after shipping sodium nitrite to people worldwide; prosecutors are dropping second-degree murder charges, provoking anger from families who view the case as murder and call for stronger online-space regulation. The legal dispute centers on whether murder can be charged for this conduct, with sentences likely in the 10–20 year range and potential extradition to the UK as a future possibility.

via CBS News|

#assisted-suicide #canada #crime

law3 months ago•3 min saved

WA Supreme Court clears path for Amazon negligence lawsuits over online chemical sales

The Washington Supreme Court ruled that families of four youths who died after ingesting sodium nitrite bought online via Amazon can pursue negligence claims, reversing a lower court ruling that would have dismissed the cases. It held that suicide is not automatically a superseding cause under state product-liability law, at least at the early stage of litigation, allowing the suits to proceed toward trial and prompting scrutiny of Amazon's sales practices, warnings, and related recommendations.

via KOMO|

#amazon #law #negligence

crime2 years ago•2 min saved

"Ex-chef's Suicide Kit Sales Linked to Global Deaths; Alleged Serial Killer Kenneth Law Under Investigation"

Kenneth Law, a former chef from Canada, has been charged with 14 counts of second-degree murder for allegedly selling over 1,200 suicide kits containing sodium nitrite, a deadly poison, that have been linked to over 100 deaths worldwide. Law is accused of mailing these kits to individuals in Canada and shipping them to over 40 countries since 2020. The majority of the deaths are reported to have occurred in the UK, with at least 90 deaths linked to Law's websites. International investigations are underway, and Law could face a life sentence if convicted.

via New York Post |

#crime #international-investigations #kenneth-law