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Leyland Cecco in Newmarket, Canada

Canadian man admits sending ‘suicide packets’ to hundreds of people around world

Kenneth Law close-up
Investigators say Law sent 1,209 packages to buyers in 41 countries before his websites were shut down. Photograph: Peel regional police/PA

A Canadian man who mailed “suicide packets” of poison to more than 100 people in dozens of countries – including Canada, the UK, the US, Italy, Australia and New Zealand – has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of assisting suicide.

Kenneth Law appeared in a packed courtroom in Newmarket, Ontario, on Friday to enter the plea after prosecutors agreed to withdraw 14 murder charges. Sentencing is expected to take place in September.

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