2026年4月18日 / 美国东部时间中午12:34 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社报道
一名加拿大男子因涉嫌在网上向有自残风险的人群出售致命物质而面临谋杀指控，其律师周六证实，该男子已同意承认“劝导或协助自杀”罪名。
其律师马修·古利通过电子邮件向美联社表示，作为交换，加拿大检察官将撤回对肯尼斯·劳提出的全部14项谋杀指控。他说：“被告将对协助自杀罪名认罪。”
![肯尼斯·劳照片，来自加拿大警方官方通告。皮尔地区警察局]
加拿大广播公司率先报道了这一认罪协议。
此案定于周一下午在安大略省纽马克特的法院重新开庭。记者致电安大略省总检察长办公室，暂未获得回应。
加拿大警方表示，这名来自多伦多地区的男子劳通过一系列网站营销并销售亚硝酸钠——一种常用于腌制肉类的物质，误食后可致命。
加拿大警方称，劳涉嫌向40多个国家寄送了至少1200个包裹。美国、英国、意大利、澳大利亚和新西兰的执法部门也已展开调查。英国国家犯罪局表示，在截至2023年4月的两年间，已确认英国境内有232人从该网站购买过产品，其中88名购买者已死亡。
在加拿大，劝导他人自杀属于违法行为，尽管自2016年起，年满18岁的成年人在符合条件的情况下可以合法寻求协助自杀。任何患有严重疾病、病症或残疾的成年人都可以申请死亡协助，但必须向医生提出请求。
警方表示，加拿大籍受害者年龄在16岁至36岁之间，男女均有。
劳于2023年5月在其位于安大略省密西沙加的家中被捕，目前一直被羁押。
根据《加拿大刑法》，协助自杀罪最高可判处14年监禁。而谋杀罪名成立则会自动判处终身监禁，至少25年内不得假释。
如果你或你认识的人正处于情绪困扰或自杀危机中，可以拨打或发送短信至988，联系988自杀与危机救助热线。你也可以在此与988自杀与危机救助热线进行线上聊天。
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Former chef facing 14 murder charges to plead guilty to aiding suicide
April 18, 2026 / 12:34 PM EDT / CBS/AP
A Canadian man facing murder charges for allegedly selling lethal substances online to people at risk of self-harm has agreed to plead guilty to counseling or aiding suicide, his lawyer confirmed Saturday.
In turn, Canadian prosecutors will withdraw all 14 murder charges laid against Kenneth Law, lawyer Matthew Gourlay told The Associated Press in an email. “The plea will be to the charges of aiding suicide,” he said.
Kenneth Law pictured in a handout photo from Canadian Police. Peel Regional Police
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation first reported the plea.
Law’s case is scheduled to return to a Newmarket, Ontario, court on Monday afternoon. Calls to Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General were not immediately answered.
Canadian police say Law, from the Toronto area, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.
Canadian police say Law is suspected of sending at least 1,200 packages to more than 40 countries. Authorities in the United States, Britain, Italy, Australia and New Zealand have also launched investigations. Britain’s National Crime Agency said it has identified 232 people in the U.K. who bought products from the websites in the two years up until April 2023. Of those purchasers, 88 had died.
It is against the law in Canada for someone to recommend suicide, although assisted suicide has been legal since 2016 for people aged at least 18. Any adult with a serious illness, disease or disability may seek help in dying, but they must ask for assistance from a physician.
The Canadian victims were both male and female between the ages of 16 and 36, according to police.
Law has been in custody since his arrest at his Mississauga, Ontario, home in May 2023.
Abetting suicide carries a maximum sentence of 14 years, according to the Canadian Criminal Code. A murder conviction automatically means life in prison, with no chance of parole for at least 25 years.
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.
For more information about mental health care resources and support, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@nami.org.
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