Sentencing hearing begins for Kenneth Law, who sold poison online
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Neutral summary
A sentencing hearing has begun in Canada for Kenneth Law, who pleaded guilty to aiding the suicides of 14 people. Relatives of victims gave emotional statements in court, describing their grief and loss. Prosecutors are seeking the harshest possible sentence for the former chef, who sold lethal substances online. Law admitted he actively sought customers on online forums and shipped his products to 41 countries. The court also heard from Elisabeth Belien, a British woman who survived taking poison she bought from Law at age 23. Investigators believe Law may be linked to more than 100 deaths worldwide, including dozens in the UK. The family of Imogen Nunn, a 25-year-old British woman who died, said Law “should rot in hell.” Prosecutors earlier failed to charge Law with murder due to lack of evidence, angering victims’ families.
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Publication timeline
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The Globe and Mail (outlet profile)
As Kenneth Law’s sentencing nears, victims’ parents prepare to face grief and push for reform. The Ontario man played a role in dozens of suicides in Canada and the U.K. Here is what five families plan to tell the court…
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Euronews (outlet profile)
Families of victims of Kenneth Law to address court as sentencing hearing begins in Canada. Law admitted targeting buyers on a suicide forum and shipping his products to 41 countries, and families angry that he escaped…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
'Man who sold poison to my suicidal daughter online should rot in hell'. Imogen Nunn, 25, was found dead at her home by police after buying deadly drugs from an online suicide forum from Kenneth Law, who will not face j…
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CBC News (outlet profile)
Emotions high in tearful sentencing hearing for Kenneth Law, guilty in Ontario of 14 counts of aiding suicide
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The Globe and Mail (outlet profile)
Kenneth Law’s sentencing hearing set to begin with dozens of victim impact statements. Ontario man who sold lethal substances online pleaded guilty to aiding 14 suicides in Canada and admitted to role in dozens more in…
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Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
Канадские прокуроры добиваются ужесточения наказания продавцу яда для самоубийц. Канадское правосудие добивается максимально жесткого обвинительного приговора Кеннету Лоу, который продавал в интернете наборы яда с инстр…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Poison seller ‘robbed victims of chance to recover from struggles’, court hears. Kenneth Law has admitted aiding the suicide of 14 victims in Canada and is believed to have played a role in many more deaths.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Poison seller ‘robbed victims of chance to recover from struggles’, court hears
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South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
Grief and pain flow at hearing for Canadian suicide poison vendor Kenneth Law. Relatives of people who committed suicide using poison sold by a Canadian man gave wrenching accounts of pain and loss on Wednesday in court…
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BBC News (outlet profile)
UK survivor of Canadian poison seller says he exploited her despair. Elisabeth Belien tells Kenneth Law's sentencing hearing she took the poison when she was just 23 years old.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Families describe grief as Canadian seller linked to suicides worldwide faces sentencing. Families of people who died after buying lethal products from a Canadian online seller investigated in connection with more than…
Factual core
- Kenneth Law pleaded guilty to aiding 14 suicides in Canada.
- The sentencing hearing for Kenneth Law began in Canada.
- The court heard that Law, a poison seller, robbed victims of their chance to recover from struggles.
- The seller operated an online store selling lethal products.