A timeline of key events in the case of Kenneth Law, who admitted to aiding suicides

Kenneth Law, an Ontario man who sold lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives, is set to face a sentencing hearing over the next few days. Kenneth Law, a former chef from Mississauga, Ont., pleaded guilty in late May to 14 counts of aiding suicide in the deaths of 14 people in Ontario, including some who were minors. Law, a former chef, has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide in the province.

Court heard earlier this year that he ran several websites that were used to sell sodium nitrite and other items that can be used for self-harm, shipping them to people in more than 40 countries. Here is a timeline of key events in the case: Oct. 14, 2022: A coroner’s report in the United Kingdom looking into the April death by suicide of a woman in Surrey lists a postal box in Mississauga, Ont., and the name of one of the websites police linked to Law.

March 31, 2023: Peel Regional Police investigate the circumstances of a local sudden death where the person is believed to have consumed a chemical substance. It’s the first of two deaths police would later link to Law and the allegations against him. April 25, 2023: The Times of London publishes an investigation into Law, reporting on his alleged global online operation.

May 2, 2023: Peel Regional Police announce they have arrested Law and charged him with two counts of counselling and aiding suicide. May 10, 2023: Several other police forces in Canada, including those in Toronto and Durham Region, say they are reviewing sudden deaths in light of the allegations against Law. June 16, 2023: Peel Regional Police announce 11 Ontario police forces have formed a major joint operation investigating Law.

25, 2023: Britain’s National Crime Agency says it has identified 232 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly linked to Law in the two years prior to April, 88 of whom had died. 29, 2023: Police announce an additional 12 new charges against Law of aiding and counselling suicides across Ontario.

They allege Law started to operate the websites he used to market sodium nitrite and other items that can be used for self-harm in late 2020. 12, 2023: Montreal police announce they are also investigating allegations against Law, suspecting he may have sent kits containing sodium nitrite to addresses in Montreal. 12, 2023: Police announce 14 counts of second-degree murder charges against Law, in addition to his 14 existing charges of aiding suicide, for a total of 28 charges.