4 deaths in New Zealand linked to accused Mississauga murderer Kenneth Law

EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide that may be disturbing to some readers. 

A coroner says four suicide deaths in New Zealand have been linked to Kenneth Law, the Mississauga man accused of over a dozen murders and selling lethal substances online.

The Mississauga native was arrested last year and charged with 14 counts of second-degree murder and counselling and aiding suicide. Those murder charges were later upgraded to first-degree, and investigators say Law sold deadly drugs online to people who later took their own lives.

The investigation involved police across Canada, the FBI in the U.S. and Scotland Yard in England, and as many as 40 other countries around the globe.

Now, officials in New Zealand are asking internet service providers to block access to the Mississauga man’s website after a coroner ruled the deaths of three students and one personal trainer were either caused or assisted by the contents of the packages ordered from Law.

“Law is a Canadian who is accused of assisting suicides by enabling the distribution and marketing of materials online, and hosting discussion forums, for people considering suicide,” New Zealand Coroner Alexandra Cunninghame wrote in their report, according to Radio New Zealand.

That country’s Suicide Prevention Office had reportedly also requested that internet service in New Zealand providers block access to Law’s website.

Law’s alleged Canadian victims were all from Ontario and between the ages of 16 and 36. Three of the victims were from Peel, four from Toronto, three from York and one each from Durham, London, Thunder Bay and Waterloo, according to police.

Peel Regional Police say Law, 58, allegedly used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested. The products are believed to be connected to more than 100 additional deaths around the world.

Police had been investigating Law since March of last year after a sudden death caused by the consumption of chemicals.

The trial date has reportedly been set for September of 2025.

Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Peel Regional Police by calling 905-453-3311. Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca.

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, support is available 24/7 by calling Talk Suicide Canada (1-833-456-4566) or, for residents of Quebec, 1 866 APPELLE (1-866-277-3553). The U.S. suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. In the U.K., the Samaritans can be reached at 116 123 or www.samaritans.org.