Former chef pleads guilty to selling lethal substances to 14 people who died by suicide Kenneth Law, a former chef, pleaded guilty in a Canadian court to counseling or aiding suicide, admitting to selling lethal substances online. He is accused of supplying substances to individuals who died by suicide, with charges in Canada related to 14 people aged 16 to 36. Sentencing is scheduled for September, after which Canadian prosecutors will withdraw 14 murder charges against him.

• Kenneth Law pleaded guilty to counseling or aiding suicide in a Newmarket, Ontario, court.
• Law is accused of selling lethal substances, specifically sodium nitrite, online through various websites.
• Canadian prosecutors will withdraw 14 murder charges against Law as part of a plea agreement.
• Sentencing for Law is scheduled for September.
• Police investigations link Law to over 100 suicides globally, with Canadian charges pertaining to 14 individuals aged 16-36.
• Law allegedly sent at least 1,200 packages to over 40 countries.
• Despite investigations in the U.K. for over 112 deaths, Law will not be charged there; he will be sentenced in Canada.
• Families of victims are calling for a public inquiry into how these deaths were facilitated.
• Assisted suicide has been legal in Canada since 2016 for adults 18 and older with serious illnesses, requiring physician assistance.