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 Canadian 'poison killer' Kenneth Law to head straight to trial

The case of a Canadian man accused of supplying a poisonous chemical to people who died by suicide will head straight to trial, an Ontario court has decided.
Prosecutors have also upgraded the charges against Kenneth Law from second-degree to first-degree murder.
Mr Law may have sent more than 1,200 parcels containing lethal substances to around 40 countries, including the UK.
He made his latest court appearance on Thursday.
Mr Law, a 57-year-old former chef from Toronto, is facing a total of 14 first-degree murder charges, as well as 14 counts of aiding and counselling suicide, for a total of 28 charges.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68176391 
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 Kenneth Law, a Canadian man accused of supplying a poisonous chemical to people who died by suicide, will be heading straight to trial. An Ontario court has decided to bypass the usual preliminary inquiry and proceed . Prosecutors have also upgraded the charges against Law from second-degree to first-degree murder