12 new charges laid against Kenneth Law in Ontario deaths: Peel police

Peel police have announced an additional 12 charges against the Mississauga man accused of selling lethal substances to people at risk of self-harm.

Investigators say the new charges against 57-year-old Kenneth Law for counselling and aiding suicide are all related to cases in Ontario.

These cases involved four deaths in Toronto, three in York Region, one in Durham Region, one in London, one in Thunder Bay, one in Waterloo and one in Peel Region.

Police confirmed at a press conference Tuesday that the victims range from ages 16 to 36.

Investigators continue to ask for the community to be vigilant for online transactions or deliveries from Imtime Cusinie, AmbuCA, Academic/ACademic, Escape Mode/escMode and/or ICemac.

They say those are the company names Law had been sending substances under.

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The update from Peel Regional Police comes after British police revealed last week they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canadian-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to those at risk of harming themselves.

That British probe is part of inquiries triggered by the arrest earlier this year of Kenneth Law, who has been charged by Peel police with two counts of counselling and aiding suicide.

Law is accused of using several websites to market and sell sodium nitrite – a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested – and Peel police have said their investigation has revealed at least 1,200 packages were allegedly sent to 40 countries.

Several police forces in Canada have said they are reviewing sudden deaths in their regions in light of the allegations against Law.

Authorities in the United States, Italy, Australia and New Zealand also have launched investigations.

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