A Canadian national accused of selling lethal substances to assist people across the world with suicide, including in Ireland, has been charged with 12 further offences.
Kenneth Law was arrested in Ontario and initially charged with two counts of counselling and aiding suicide after allegedly selling 1,200 packages to 40 countries.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Inspector Simon James of York Police in Canada announced 11 police forces in Ontario were investigating the 57-year-old.
He said Law had allegedly being using the websites to sell the lethal substances since late 2020.
The officer told reporters the new charges relate to the province of Ontario only and each related to a person who had died.
Law is also being investigated by police in the United States, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.
At the press conference, Inspector James told reporters the force was “regularly in contact with police services from outside of the country”.
Before Tuesday’s extra charges, Law appeared in court in Brampton, Ontario on Friday for a brief bail hearing.
The defendant, of Mississauga, Ontario, is due to appear at the same court on September 8th.
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