Poison Seller Plea

Kenneth Law, who ran an online business that shipped toxic salt to customers in 40 countries, also admitted to causing the deaths of 79 people in Britain, prosecutors said.

1. Frame 1Kenneth Law reaches an Ontario court plea deal over 14 Canadian victims after prosecutors traced toxic sales to customers worldwide.
2. Frame 2Authorities say about 1,200 packages went to customers in 40 countries, including many sent to the UK.
3. Frame 3The Canadian charges cover Canadian victims; British families want accountability for 79 deaths linked to his products.
4. Frame 4In the plea deal, prosecutors withdrew murder charges while Law admitted aiding the 14 Canadian suicides.
5. Frame 5UK prosecutors backed sentencing in Canada, saying extradition and a separate British case could take years or be blocked.
6. Frame 6Next pressure point: the Canadian sentence must carry the weight of victims in Canada, Britain and other countries.