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Canadian man facing 14 murder charges to plead guilty to aiding suicide

Crown prosecutors will drop 14 murder charges as Law admits to assisting suicides in a case tied to 14 deaths, his lawyer said.

  • A Canadian man facing 14 murder charges for allegedly selling lethal substances online has agreed to plead guilty to counseling or aiding suicide.
  • In exchange, Canadian prosecutors will withdraw all 14 murder charges against Kenneth Law, his lawyer told CBC News.
  • Law is suspected of sending at least 1,200 packages containing sodium nitrite, a potentially deadly substance, to over 40 countries.
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Kenneth Law to plead guilty to some counts, Crown to withdraw murder charges: lawyer

The lawyer for Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used it to take their own lives, says murder charges will be withdrawn against his client and he will in turn plead guilty to aiding suicide.  Law was due to stand trial this month on 14 counts each of first-degree murder and aiding suicide, but lawyer Matthew Gourlay says Crown prosecutors will drop all murder charges.  Gourlay says Law wi…

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Canadian man facing 14 murder charges to plead guilty to aiding suicide

The lawyer for a Canadian man facing murder charges for allegedly selling lethal substances online to people at risk of self-harm has told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. that he has agreed to plead guilty to counseling or aiding suicide.

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Global News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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