UK probes sale of suicide substances from Canadian website

Britain’s NCA today launched an investigation into the deaths of 88 people.

LONDON: Britain’s National Crime Agency said today it had launched an investigation into the deaths of 88 people in the country who bought substances to assist with suicide from Canadian websites.

“The NCA has taken the decision to conduct an investigation into potential criminal offences committed in the UK. This operation is underway,” said NCA deputy director Craig Turner. The law enforcement agency, sometimes called the UK’s FBI, added that “at this early stage there are no confirmed links between the items purchased from the websites and cause of death in any of these cases”.

The announcement came after Canadian Kenneth Law, 57, was arrested in Ontario and charged with two counts of counselling and aiding suicide. He is accused of selling a lethal substance to people across the world, with UK media reporting he sent 1,200 packages to 40 countries.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.

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