NEWMARKET, Ont. — The trial of an Ontario man accused of promoting deadly substances on-line to individuals who later used it to take their very own lives has been pushed again to subsequent yr.
NEWMARKET, Ont. — The trial of an Ontario man accused of promoting deadly substances on-line to individuals who later used it to take their very own lives has been pushed again to subsequent yr.
Kenneth Regulation is now set to face trial on 14 counts every of first-degree homicide and aiding suicide beginning in January 2026, with the proceedings anticipated to final eight weeks.
His trial was initially set to start in September however courtroom paperwork say it was postponed this week in mild of an upcoming attraction to the Supreme Court docket of Canada in a separate case that has a “direct affect on this prosecution.”
The Supreme Court docket has agreed to expedite the attraction, a transfer that had been requested by prosecutors given the implications for Regulation’s upcoming trial.
The Crown is interesting a ruling by Ontario’s prime courtroom that implies an individual might solely be accountable for homicide in the event that they offered an individual who dedicated suicide with the deadly substance and “overbore the sufferer’s freewill in selecting suicide.”
Police have alleged that Regulation ran a number of web sites that have been used to promote sodium nitrite and different gadgets that can be utilized for self-harm, delivery them to individuals in additional than 40 nations.
They’ve mentioned all charges in opposition to him relate to the identical 14 individuals, who have been between the ages of 16 and 36.
In the event you or somebody you understand is considering suicide, help is obtainable 24/7 by calling or texting 988, Canada’s nationwide suicide prevention helpline.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 9, 2025.
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