Ontario Man Will Plead Guilty to Aiding Suicide, Murder Charges to be Dropped

Ontario Man Will Plead Guilty to Aiding Suicide, Murder Charges to be Dropped
A photo of Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling a deadly substance online, is shown during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., on Aug. 29, 2023. The Canadian Press/Arlyn McAdorey
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Kenneth Law of Mississauga, Ont., will plead guilty to charges of counselling or assisting suicide, while murder charges against him are to be dropped, according to his lawyer.

Law is accused of running websites between 2020 and May 2023 to sell sodium nitrate and other substances used for self-harm. Police allege that Law sold the items to people in more than 40 countries through at least five online companies.