‘Assassin’ who sold suicide kits that killed more than 115 people dodges murder charges, sparking outrage

‘Assassin’ who sold suicide kits that killed more than 115 people dodges murder charges, sparking outrage


image

A Canadian former chef accused of selling at least 1,200 suicide kits packed with poisons tied to the deaths of 117 people is set to avoid murder charges after prosecutors opted to change tactics over a legal technicality.

Kenneth Law, 60, was facing 14 counts of second-degree murder for helping more than a dozen young people, including teenagers, in the province of Ontario kill themselves.

Trending: BREAKING: Supreme Court Hands President Trump 9-0 Win

Law, however, is now set to admit to 14 charges of aiding or counseling suicide after prosecutors withdrew the murder charges, sparking outrage from the families of the dead.

Kenneth Law, 60, is facing 14 counts of aiding or counseling suicide in Ontario, Canada. CTV News
Law allegedly sold more than 1,200 assisted-suicide parcels to dozens of countries, with 117 deaths linked to him. National Crime Agency

Grieving father Leonardo Bedoya — whose daughter Jeshennia Bedoya Lopez, 18, died in 2022 with Law’s alleged

Continue reading

 

Join the conversation!

Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!