"A man who sold a deadly chemical online to help people kill themselves has been jailed in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the UK. Miles Cross, 33, pleaded guilty to four counts of intentionally doing an act capable of encouraging or assisting suicide and was sentenced at Mold crown court on Wednesday to 14 years in prison."
"Judge Rowlands praised what he described as a thorough investigation by North Wales police, which worked with Ofcom to close down UK access to the forum Cross used to search for victims. The force also consulted experts from the National Crime Agency, the NHS, and the charity Samaritans. This is a rare and extremely serious case, he said. That Cross did not know any of the recipients and how vulnerable they were was a serious aggravating feature, he added."
Miles Cross, 33, pleaded guilty to four counts of intentionally doing an act capable of encouraging or assisting suicide and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He posted packages containing an unnamed fatal chemical to four people he met while posting anonymously in a suicide forum; two recipients subsequently took their own lives using the substance. North Wales police worked with Ofcom to close UK access to the forum and consulted the National Crime Agency, the NHS, and Samaritans. Cross's lack of knowledge about recipients' identities and vulnerability was treated as a serious aggravating feature. He had joined the forum amid emotional deterioration and substance and gambling problems.
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