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Canadian Kenneth Law Faces 14 Murder Charges for Selling Lethal Substances Online

Law, accused of aiding suicides worldwide, is due to appear in court on December 19.

  • Kenneth Law, a former chef from Toronto, has been charged with 14 counts of second-degree murder for allegedly selling lethal substances online to people at risk of suicide.
  • Law is accused of shipping the deadly substance, sodium nitrite, to buyers in over 40 countries.
  • Authorities in the United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand have launched investigations into the deaths linked to Law's online sales.
  • Law's charges relate to the same 14 victims in the Canadian province of Ontario, who were between the ages of 16 and 36.
  • Law is currently in custody in Canada and is due to appear in court on December 19.
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