Police are investigating reports that a Toronto area man has been operating a website selling a lethal, but legal, poison reportedly used in a number of suicides, including the 2022 death of a 22-year-old university student in Scotland.
Peel Regional Police confirmed to CTV News Toronto they are aware of the reports and are conducting an investigation into the online sale of sodium nitrite. A spokesperson for the service said further details could not be provided.seven deaths by suicide, including four in the U.K. and three in the U.S., had been linked to sodium nitrite sold on a website run by GTA resident Kenneth LawSodium nitrite is a preservative used in meat processing.
Tom Parfett took his life while studying philosophy at St. Andrew’s University in Scotland last fall. David says his son was struggling with anxiety at the time – something his friends and family were trying to help him with.But, on a Canadian website, Tom was able to buy sodium nitrite in a lethal amount and kill himself, his father said.
After Tom died, David wanted to see just how easy it was to find and buy these salts online and said he was able to purchase an amount from Kenneth Law. He says he received a small package, clearly labelled, shipped from Canada in a few days. It cost less than $100, he said.a 2021 study released by scientists from the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
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