Accused poison seller Kenneth Law expected to plead guilty to abetting 14 suicides | CBC

Kenneth Law is scheduled to appear in Newmarket court and is expected to plead guilty to counselling or aiding 14 suicides in Ontario. He is accused of operating websites that sold packets of a toxic substance and other suicide paraphernalia to vulnerable people between 2021 and 2023. Law was arrested at his Mississauga home in May 2023 and has been in custody since then. Police linked him to multiple deaths across the province, including cases involving people aged 16 to 36. For each death, first-degree murder charges were originally laid, but his lawyer says prosecutors are withdrawing all 14 murder charges. An agreed statement of facts is expected to be read in court.

"Kenneth Law is set to plead guilty to counselling or aiding suicide. Crown prosecutors are withdrawing all 14 murder charges laid against the Ontario man who allegedly sold a toxic substance to people at risk of self-harm, according to his lawyer. Mississauga, Ont., man Kenneth Law will appear in a Newmarket court today and is expected to plead guilty to counselling or aiding 14 suicides in the province."

"Law is accused of operating websites that sold packets of a toxic substance and other suicide paraphernalia to vulnerable people. In April, Law's lawyer said Crown prosecutors were withdrawing all 14 murder charges laid against Law. If you or someone you know is struggling, you can use Canada's Suicide Crisis Helpline by calling or texting 988. Kids Help Phone is available at 1-800-668-6868, or text 686868."

"Between 2021 and 2023, Law is accused of operating websites that sold packets of a toxic substance and other suicide paraphernalia to vulnerable people. The 60-year-old former hotel cook has been in custody since his arrest at his Mississauga, Ont., home in May 2023. Initially charged in connection with two suicides in the area, Law was later linked to a dozen more deaths across the province."

"Today, Law is expected to plead guilty to abetting 14 suicides in Ontario people who police said were between the ages of 16 and 36. For each one of those deaths, Law is also charged with first-degree murder. But his lawyer, Matthew Gourlay, has told CBC News that Crown prosecutors will be withdrawing murder charges. An agreed statement of facts may also be read out in c"

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