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A sentencing hearing began for Kenneth Law, a former chef from Mississauga, Ontario, who pleaded guilty to aiding suicide in 14 deaths and is linked to dozens more worldwide. Law ran websites selling sodium nitrite and other substances used for self-harm, shipping over 1,200 packages to people in more than 40 countries between January 2020 and May 2023. The hearing allows friends and relatives of those who died to testify about the impact of Law’s actions on their lives.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-23,
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Kenneth Law, a 61-year-old former chef from Mississauga, Ontario, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide in Canada. He admitted to selling about 1,200 packages containing lethal substances to vulnerable individuals across more than 40 countries, including roughly a quarter sent to the UK. Law's victims included minors; for instance, a 16-year-old victim was mentioned during his plea hearing.
In January 2023, Imogen Nunn (Immy) from Britain died after purchasing lethal substances online from Law, and her mother, Louise, expressed anger that Law would not face justice in the UK. The Crown agreed to a deal where Law will only face charges for Canadian victims and admitted no murder charges in Canada or any charges over British deaths.
Families of victims, including those from the UK like Henry Tucker (14) and Maurizio Vadala (36), are providing victim impact statements during the sentencing hearing. They describe their profound grief and frustration with Law’s actions, which they believe robbed their loved ones of a chance to seek help for mental health struggles.
Law's sentencing hearing began in an Ontario courtroom on Wednesday, allowing families from Canada and Britain to share how his actions devastated their lives. The court also heard that Law earned approximately $300,000 selling lethal paraphernalia at prices as low as $80 per kit between 2021 and 2023.
Written for “Kenneth Law Sentencing Hearing” on 2026-10-05,
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Warning: This story deals with suicide, a sensitive issue that some readers may find upsetting.
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Friends and relatives of those who took their own lives using items bought online from Kenneth Law are expected to lay bare their loss in court in the coming days as the Ontario man linked to dozens of deaths worldwide faces a sentencing hearing.
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Law, a former chef from Mississauga, Ont., pleaded guilty in late May to 14 counts of aiding suicide in the deaths of 14 people in the province, including some who were minors.
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The plea deal came weeks after Law was set to stand trial on the charges and another 14 counts of first-degree murder related to the same victims.
Prosecutors have said they plan to withdraw the murder charges after Law is sentenced.
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Those found guilty of aiding suicide can face up to 14 years in prison, and lawyers for the Crown and the defence are expected to present what they believe would be an appropriate sentence as part of the hearing set to begin Wednesday.
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The hearing also offers loved ones of those who died an opportunity to tell Law and the court how his actions affected them.
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Law ran several websites that were used to sell sodium nitrite and other products that can be used for self-harm, according to an agreed statement of fact read in court after his plea.
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He sent some 1,200 packages to people in more than 40 countries, including close to 160 packages shipped to addresses within Canada, the document said.
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Between January 2020 and mid-May 2023, nearly $290,000 is sales from his companies were deposited into his accounts
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, court heard.
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Law was aware that the people buying his products were likely to use them for suicide, the statement said.
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He also occasionally commented under a pseudonym on a forum where people talked about using certain substances for suicide, it said.
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Some of his replies referred people to his websites, it said.
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In early 2023, a Times of London reporter in the United Kingdom reached out to Law posing as a potential customer, eventually travelling to Canada to confront Law about seven deaths in the U.K. that were linked to his business.
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Law later put together a will in which he said he believed he was “helping people to alleviate their suffering while making a small modest profit,” court heard.
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Prosecutors and the defence are expected to make arguments during the hearing about what Law’s words suggest about his motivation.
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While the charges against Law only relate to Canadian victims, the deaths of 79 people in the U.K. linked to the products he sold have also been included in the facts of the case.
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Britain’s National Crime Agency has said that it initially planned to request his extradition but agreed to have his offences there addressed through the Canadian court process.
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The trial was delayed several times to allow Canada’s top court to rule on a separate case that raised an issue pivotal to Law’s.
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The outcome of that case eventually made it impossible to prosecute Law for murder, the Crown said in May.
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If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, support is available 24/7 by calling or texting 988, Canada’s national suicide prevention helpline.
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