Two new deaths may be linked to a man already facing murder charges in Canada for allegedly selling toxic salt to nearly 100 people in the UK who used it to commit suicide.
Key Takeaways:
- Kenneth Law was arrested in 2023 for selling 1,200 suicide kits to individuals in 40 countries.
- He is facing 14 first degree murder charges in Ontario and two new deaths in Britain may be linked to him.
- Law called the allegations against him “false” and will plead not guilty at his trial in January.
- Police have been attempting to reach his clients to stop their deaths, spotlighting the belief that assisted suicide prescribed by a doctor for ill and disabled persons is somehow ‘freedom,’ while suicide of able-bodied individuals is considered a tragedy.
The Details:
British authorities said they are investigating whether Kenneth Law, who is facing murder charges in Canada, may have supplied another two people with toxic salt used to commit suicide, according to the CBC. Investigators suspect Law may have supplied the toxic salt used by 100 people, and two recent deaths in Britain in April and May could also be linked to him.
If these deaths are linked to Law, it would mean that Canadian authorities failed to intercept all of the parcels Law had shipped before his arrest in 2023.
Britain’s National Crime Agency said in a statement that it is looking into “all viable leads linked to these websites and a Canadian suspect in order to identify evidence of crimes committed in the U.K.”
The Backstory:
Law is accused of running websites to sell a legal but deadly chemical and suicide paraphernalia to suicidal individuals around the world. It is believed the he sent 1,200 suicide packages to people in 40 countries before his business was shut down.
He was arrested by Peel Regional Police in his Ontario home in May 2023 and has remained in custody. Law faces 14 counts of first-degree murder and 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide in connection with 14 deaths in Ontario.
At the time of his arrest, Canadian authorities told Interpol about Law and authorities began carrying out wellness checks on some of his customers in several countries. Police attempted to intercept packages Law had already mailed. Now that two additional deaths have come to light, it is clear that authorities were unable to stop all of the packages Law sent shortly before his arrest.
Law maintains the allegations against him are “false” and he will plead not guilty when his trial begins in January.
Why It Matters:
Suicide is celebrated by society when the person is chronically ill or disabled and their suicide is prescribed by a doctor who has deemed the person’s life as unworthy of living. In these cases, suicide is ‘freedom.’
Yet, suicide is frowned upon as a tragedy when the person is able-bodied and has ended their own life by their own free will without a doctor’s ‘approval.’
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