Canadian Man Kenneth Law to Plead Guilty in Suicide Aid Case
Canadian man Kenneth Law, accused of selling deadly substances online to dozens of countries, is set to plead guilty to aiding suicide. This plea agreement will result in 14 murder charges against him being dropped, allowing him to avoid a murder trial.
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Canadian man Kenneth Law to plead guilty in suicide kit case to avoid murder trial
A Canadian man accused of helping 14 people in the province of Ontario kill themselves by selling a legal but deadly substance online will avoid a murder trial by pleading guilty to lesser charges, his lawyer said on Saturday. Kenneth Law, 60, will plead guilty to counselling or aiding suicide under a deal with Crown prosecutors that will see more serious first-degree murder charges withdrawn, Matthew Gourlay of Henein Hutchison Robitaille said in an email. Law’s case is scheduled to retu...
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Second-degree murder carries an automatic sentence of life in prison while counselling or aiding suicide carries a maximum sentence of 14 years
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