Ontario teen’s parents sue Kenneth Law [Video]

The parents of a teenager who died after allegedly consuming the poisonous products of a Mississauga man are now suing him, as well as several doctors involved in her care.

It’s the first civil case launched against Kenneth Law, who is facing criminal charges of murder and abetting suicide in connection with 14 deaths across Ontario.

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Among those deaths is that of Jeshennia Bedoya Lopez, whose parents allege in a notice of claim filed this month in Newmarket courthouse that she obtained a “suicide kit” from Law and a company he operated online in August or September 2022.

“The Plaintiffs plead the Defendant Law operated this online store with the primary intent of assisting, luring and/or enabling suicide to vulnerable individuals such as Jeshennia,” the suit says.

In the suit, parents Leonardo Bedoya Forero and Maria Lopez Ocana claim damages totalling $2 million.

The suit also claims that doctors at …