Canadian 'poison seller' Kenneth Law faces more charges

Police successful Canada person brought an further 12 charges against a antheral accused of supplying a poisonous chemic to radical who died by suicide.

Kenneth Law, 57, from Toronto had already been charged successful May this twelvemonth with 2 counts of counselling oregon aiding termination successful Canada.

Police deliberation Mr Law whitethorn person sent much than 1,200 parcels containing lethal substances to astir 40 countries.

British detectives accidental 88 radical successful the UK who bought from Mr Law aboriginal died.

The latest charges, which are besides for counselling oregon aiding suicide, subordinate to deaths successful the Canadian state of Ontario. The dormant scope successful property from 16 to 36.

Eleven constabulary agencies successful Ontario are present progressive successful what Inspector Simon James of York Regional Police said was a "very progressive and precise complex" investigation.

Detectives were "sharing accusation with instrumentality enforcement connected a planetary scale", helium said, adding: "We volition not tolerate transgression actions by those who prey connected susceptible radical successful our communities."

Canadian detectives said Mr Law had tally a fig of websites offering instrumentality and substances to assistance radical extremity their lives.

The charges travel days aft the National Crime Agency (NCA) successful London said Mr Law was known to person sent packages to 272 radical successful the UK.

British constabulary said that 88 of those recipients aboriginal died, though they could not corroborate that a toxic substance was the nonstop origin of each death.

On Friday NCA lawman manager Craig Turner said: "Our deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of those who person died. They are being supported by specially trained officers from constabulary forces."

The bureau said it was conducting an probe into "potential transgression offences committed successful the UK".

Tom Parfett, from Maidenhead, was 22 erstwhile helium ended his ain beingness successful October 2021 aft buying the chemic from Mr Law.

His begetter David Parfett told BBC News past week that helium was aggravated astatine the failures of constabulary to halt the commercialized successful unsafe substances.

"It's important for families to recognize what has happened and wherefore policing worldwide allowed this standard of deaths contempt wide informing signs," helium said.

Mr Parfett said helium feared determination were different suppliers retired determination and unregulated websites promoting suicide.