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  "id": 9411507,
  "title": "Families recount pain as Canadian suicide poison seller faces sentencing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/families-recount-pain-as-canadian-suicide-poison-seller-faces",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:04:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/families-recount-pain-as-canadian-suicide-poison-seller-faces-sentencing/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenneth Law, a Canadian man, faces sentencing for aiding the suicides of 14 people. Relatives of the victims have given emotional accounts of their pain and loss in court. Maria Lopez, mother of Jeshennia Bedoya-Lopez, who died in 2022 at 18, said she cannot stop thinking her daughter will never return. The girl's father, Leonardo, stated that their imagined family future disappeared.\n\nAccording to the South China Morning Post, Law sold poison to people in at least 41 countries, including China, France, and Brazil. He sold 330 packages to people in the UK. Law pleaded guilty in May to aiding the suicides after prosecutors determined they lacked evidence to convict him of murder.\n\nDozens of families who lost loved ones to Law's products will make statements over the next few days in a Toronto-area courthouse. Some families expressed anger that Law would not face trial for murder, arguing he should be held accountable.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Grief and pain flow at hearing for Canadian suicide poison vendor Kenneth Law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/grief-and-pain-flow-at-hearing-for-canadian-suicide-poison-vendor",
        "published": "2026-09-23T19:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Families recount pain as Canadian suicide poison seller faces sentencing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/families-recount-pain-as-canadian-suicide-poison-seller-faces-9412580",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:10:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "UK survivor of Canadian poison seller says he exploited her despair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/uk-survivor-of-canadian-poison-seller-says-he-exploited-her-despair",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:16:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "MANDEL: No antidote to pain caused by poison merchant Kenneth Law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/mandel-no-antidote-to-pain-caused-by-poison-merchant-kenneth-law",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:33:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}