Canadian man expected to plead guilty to selling lethal substances to people who killed themselves
A Canadian man, Kenneth Law, is expected to plead guilty to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide. He has been accused of selling lethal substances online linked to over 100 suicides worldwide. Law's plea deal will result in the withdrawal of 14 murder charges against him.
- ▪Kenneth Law is scheduled to appear in court to enter his plea and sentencing is expected to follow.
- ▪Law allegedly marketed and sold sodium nitrite, a deadly substance, through various websites.
- ▪He has been in custody since his arrest in May 2023 and is suspected of sending at least 1,200 packages to over 40 countries.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 11 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law pleads guilty to aiding suicides — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Canadian man pleads guilty to selling lethal substances to people who killed themselves - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Kenneth Law pleads guilty to aiding suicides — The Globe and Mail
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| Publication time | Fri, 29 May 2026 01:37:26 -0400 |
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onCanadian man expected to plead guilty to selling lethal substances to people who killed themselvesA Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who took them to end their own lives is expected to plead guilty to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicideByROB GILLIES Associated PressMay 29, 2026, 1:01 AM1:26FILE - York Regional Police Inspector Simon James speaks during a news conference in Mississauga, Ont., Aug. 29, 2023, with the image of Kenneth Law, a Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances on the internet to people at risk of self harm, displayed on screen.
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