Sodium Nitrite

• Trial for Ontario man accused of selling deadly substances online postponed

  The trial of an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used it to take their own lives has been pushed back to next year.

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  Jan 9, 2025
  
• 4 deaths in New Zealand linked to Ontario’s Kenneth Law

  New Zealand authorities are tying the deaths of four people to Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of aiding suicide through the online sale of chemicals.

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  Jul 23, 2024
  
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• Murder charges laid against Ontario man accused of aiding suicide with sodium nitrite

  Police say 14 charges of second-degree murder have been laid against an Ontario man accused of aiding suicide through the alleged use of sodium nitrite that was sold online.

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  Dec 12, 2023
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• Kenneth Law faces 2nd-degree murder charges in sodium nitrite investigation

  The Mississauga man was arrested by Peel police in May and faces investigations in various jurisdictions, including the U.K., U.S. and New Zealand.

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  Dec 11, 2023
• Toronto man pleads guilty to murder, admits poisoning toddler with sodium nitrite

  According to the facts, Ngugi stole a quantity of sodium nitrite from his workplace and in doing so, he knew that the substance was toxic for human consumption.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2023
• ‘Brilliant, funny’: Young Ontario man who died after taking sodium nitrite remembered by family

  Prosser has launched a GoFundMe in honour of her son and is hosting a fundraising memorial in Wheatley, Ont. on Saturday in celebration of Ashtyn's life and honouring his legacy.

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  Sep 8, 2023
• Who is Kenneth Law? What we know as police worldwide investigate Canadian man

  Kenneth Law, 57, is being investigating by several police forces worldwide for allegedly selling a lethal substance online to those at risk of self-harm.

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  Sep 1, 2023
• New Zealand authorities investigating deaths that may be linked to Ontario man

  Authorities in New Zealand say they are investigating deaths that may be linked to an Ontario man accused of sending a lethal substance to those at risk of self harm.

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  Aug 31, 2023
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• 12 more charges laid against Ontario man accused of aiding suicides

  Police say 12 additional charges have been laid against an Ontario man accused of selling a deadly substance online to those at risk of self-harm.

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  Aug 29, 2023
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• U.K. police investigate 88 deaths linked to Canadian websites selling sodium nitrite

  Canadian police say Law, from the Toronto area, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.

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  Aug 25, 2023