Britain’s crime agency has launched an investigation into the deaths of 88 people who purchased suicide aids from Canadian websites. In total, investigators identified 232 buyers over a two-year period through April.
Britain’s crime agency, the NCA, announced on Friday that it is investigating the deaths in the United Kingdom of 88 people who had purchased substances to aid suicide on Canadian websites. “The NCA has decided to carry out an investigation into possible criminal offenses committed in the United Kingdom. This operation is ongoing,” the agency said.
232 buyers over two years
The NCA received reports in April that several people in the UK had purchased products from these sites, UK media reports. In total, investigators identified 232 buyers over a two-year period through April. The NCA announced that 88 of them had died.
“At present, there is no confirmed link between the (substances) purchased on the sites and the cause of death” of these people, however specified the agency.
This announcement comes after the arrest in Canada of a 57-year-old man, Kenneth Law, charged with aiding suicide, according to British media. Accused of having sent 1,200 parcels to 40 countries, he is at the center of several investigations carried out in the United States, Italy, Australia and New Zealand, according to these media.