Canadian ‘poison’ chef Kenneth Law, 57, has been charged with 12 more counts of aiding suicide among victims as young as 16 as he is linked to 88 deaths in the UK.

The merchant of death was previously charged with two counts of counselling and aiding suicide after allegedly selling 1,200 packages to 40 countries through disguised websites. 

Law now faces a dozen more charges in connection with several more deaths across Ontario, the York regional police inspector Simon James said. 

Cops said that Law’s 12 charges related to four deaths in Toronto, three in York region, one in Durham region, one in London, Ontario, one in Thunder Bay, one in Waterloo region and one in Peel region.

But they added that they believed that more than a tenth of the packages he sent were sent to Canadian addresses, though were quick to say that this was an ‘approximate’ figure. 

A Canadian chef has appeared in court after allegedly selling lethal substances to assist people across the world with taking their own lives

A Canadian chef has appeared in court after allegedly selling lethal substances to assist people across the world with taking their own lives

The UK’s National Crime Agency has already launched a probe into the deaths of 88 people who bought products from Canada-based websites selling substances to assist with suicide.

The agency could not confirm the chemical allegedly sold by Law was the direct cause of the 88 deaths. 

On Friday, Law appeared briefly in court in Brampton, Ontario, before the hearing was adjourned to September 8.

Kenneth Law leaves the post office in the town of Mississauga in Ontario, Canada. International police are now investigating a string of suicides around the world for links to him

Kenneth Law leaves the post office in the town of Mississauga in Ontario, Canada. International police are now investigating a string of suicides around the world for links to him

Kenneth Law previously appeared in court in Brampton, Ontario on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, an artist's sketch

Kenneth Law previously appeared in court in Brampton, Ontario on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, an artist’s sketch

Law is also being investigated by forces across the world including in the United States, Italy and Australia, though Canadian police said that they would only focus on cases within Canadian borders. 

British police have also been making welfare visits to hundreds of addresses to trace buyers across the country. 

In total, 272 individuals in the UK have been identified as having purchased products from the websites in a two-year period up to April 2023. The NCA said 88 of those people have died.

The law enforcement agency added that ‘at this early stage there are no confirmed links between the items purchased from the websites and cause of death in any of these cases’. 

National Crime Agency deputy director Craig Turner said: ‘Our deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of those who have died. They are being supported by specially trained officers from police forces.

‘In consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, the NCA has taken the decision to conduct an investigation into potential criminal offences committed in the UK. This operation is under way.’

Law came onto law enforcement’s radar after telling an undercover reporter for The Times newspaper that ‘many, many, many, many’ of his customers had died over a period of two years. 

The Times reported Law also claimed he had sent the substance to ‘hundreds’ of people in dozens of countries.

17-year-old Anthony Jones Westland from Michigan, an American who ran to his mother shouting 'I want to live' after ingesting the substance which eventually killed him

17-year-old Anthony Jones Westland from Michigan, an American who ran to his mother shouting ‘I want to live’ after ingesting the substance which eventually killed him

Michael Dunham from London, UK died after buying products from the Law's company

Michael Dunham from London, UK died after buying products from the Law’s company

Tom Parfett, from Maidenhead, Berkshire in the UK, died aged 22 after buying the substance

Tom Parfett, from Maidenhead, Berkshire in the UK, died aged 22 after buying the substance

Neha Raju, from Surrey, UK, who died after buying products from Law's company

Neha Raju, from Surrey, UK, who died after buying products from Law’s company

Peel Regional Police released images of the chemical allegedly sold

Peel Regional Police released images of the chemical allegedly sold

He was said to have boasted that some buyers had told him he was doing ‘God’s work’.

Law told the reporter that he had started selling the poison after seeing his mother suffering from a stroke.

‘We’re not advanced enough as a civilization to accept death openly. I hope I’m just being a little bit more enlightened,’ he said.

Anthony Jones, a 17-year-old from Michigan, was one of Law’s alleged victims.

‘It was 3 a.m. and he went running into his mom’s room, screaming and begging to call emergency responders,’ New York lawyer Carrie Goldberg told CTV News Toronto.

He ran to his mother shouting ‘I want to live’ after ingesting the substance, which eventually killed him, The Times investigation said.

In Britain, Tom Parfett, Michael Dunham, 38, Neha Raju, 23, and a 21-year-old student all died after allegedly buying products from Law’s company.

Tom Parfett, from Berkshire in England, died by suicide aged 22 after reportedly buying Law’s substance.

His father, David, said his son had effectively been handed a loaded gun.

He told The Times: ‘I believe my son would still be alive if it wasn’t for this substance.’

In the UK, retailers by law must alert authorities if they believe the substance may have been bought to cause harm.

It is also illegal to assist suicide in the UK and Canada, punishable by up to 14 years in prison in both.

Law’s websites have since been taken down by its domain owners.

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

You can also reach Crisis Text Line by texting MHA to 741741, and for confidential support call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 

In the UK, Samaritans’ is helpline available round the clock, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, whatever you are going through.

It’s free to call them on 116 123 and you don’t have to be suicidal to call them.

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