Police lay 12 new charges against Mississauga, Ont., man accused of selling deadly substance

Canuck August 29, 2023 News/Canada/Toronto

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Police have laid a dozen new charges against a Mississauga, Ont., man accused of selling a lethal substance to people at risk of self-harm.

Peel Regional Police say all the new charges against Kenneth Law for counselling and aiding suicide are related to cases in Ontario.

The update comes after British police revealed last week they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canadian-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to those at risk of harming themselves.

That British probe is part of inquiries triggered by Law’s arrest earlier this year. He has previously been charged by Peel police with two counts of counselling and aiding suicide.

Law is accused of using several websites to market and sell sodium nitrite — a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested — and Peel police have said their investigation has revealed at least 1,200 packages were allegedly sent to 40 countries.

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U.K. police investigating deaths of 88 people who bought lethal substance from Canadian website

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The U.K.’s National Crime Agency are investigating the deaths of 88 people who bought products from Canadian-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to people at risk of self-harm.

Several police forces in Canada have said they are reviewing sudden deaths in their regions in light of the allegations against Law.

Authorities in the United States, Italy, Australia and New Zealand also have launched investigations.

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