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Chef Kenneth Law Pleads Guilty in 14 Suicides

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  • Kenneth Law, a former Canadian chef, pleaded guilty to aiding the suicide of 14 people.
  • He sold sodium-nitrite poison to customers in at least 41 countries, including China, France and Brazil.
  • Law shipped 330 packages of the poison to people in the United Kingdom.
  • Each package sold for about $80, according to court documents.
  • Prosecutors may seek a sentence of up to 20 years for the aiding-suicide charge.