Canadian man admits aiding ‌suicide by selling ‌deadly chemicals online

A Canadian man accused of selling ‌deadly chemicals online to people who took their own lives has pleaded guilty ​to aiding ‌suicide.

Kenneth Law sold the lethal substances across the world, including the UK.

The 60-year-old was ⁠facing 14 counts ⁠each of first-degree murder and counselling or aiding ‌suicide related to the deaths by suicide of 14 people aged 16 to 36 in Ontario.

He pleaded guilty to aiding suicide charges ⁠under an agreement with ​prosecutors that would see ​the murder charges withdrawn.

The Canadian national will not be tried in the UK, because prosecutors fear a court may reject his extradition under "double jeopardy" laws - which mean he will have already been convicted of similar offences in another country.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said 79 UK victims who died as a direct result of purchasing Law's products will form part of the wider case into his offending.

After his Canadian convictions, British prosecutors said Law was a "serial offender who callously exploited many vulnerable and innocent people exchanging their lives for his financial gain".

He sold 1,200 packages to 40 countries from Canada-based websites, with 286 individuals in the UK receiving the products, leading to 112 deaths.

In a letter to bereaved families, the NCA and CPS said it had been established that Law sent 330 products to the UK in total.

Explaining why the UK victims would be taken into the Canadian case, the letter said: "We recognise that this may be painful to hear, and that some victims and bereaved families may have hoped to see a separate prosecution in England and Wales.

"This difficult decision was reached only after detailed consideration of all available options."

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