The culture of death continues to spread like wildfire in many Western societies, where state-assisted suicide, or the “coffin of death,” is sold, and in general, it is an ongoing global phenomenon as people receive help and incentives to commit suicide.
The latest trend in this horrific reality is people purchasing toxic chemicals online.
Canadian chef, Kenneth Law, who was arrested in 2023 and now faces 14 counts of murder.
The BBC has just arrested a Ukrainian man selling poison believed to be linked to at least 130 deaths in the UK.
The man, Leonid Zakotenko, advertised his lethal services on a website promoting suicide. He reportedly told an undercover reporter that he sends five parcels a week to the UK.
The chemical, deadly even in small doses, can be sold legally in the kingdom, however “Only for companies that use it for a legitimate purpose.”.
BBC reported:
“The chemical sold by Zakotenko is openly discussed on the forum he uses [victim] Linda, where members advise each other on how to buy and then use it. The chemical may be linked to more than 130 deaths in the UK since 2019, according to scientist Professor Amrita Ahluwalia, an expert in vascular pharmacology at Queen Mary University of London.
Ahluwalia analyzed blood and other samples from people who died suspiciously, which were sent to her by pathologists and police across the UK.
“Of 187 tests, it found that 71% showed high traces of the chemical, suggesting that at least 133 people may have died as a result of ingesting it. Something needs to be done,” Professor Ahluwalia said.
“What it is used for, there must be a full investigation into these issues. It must be regulated so that its use is for its intended purposes.”
After Chef Kenneth Low was arrested in Canada, greater awareness arose about this deadly trade, and Low was charged with 14 counts of murder and assisting suicide.
He is believed to have sold the chemical more than 1,200 times to buyers in 40 countries around the world, and is linked to at least 93 deaths in the UK.
The BBC investigation found that Zakotenko had been selling the same chemical since at least November 2020.
The report says that “users” passed his contact details through direct messages. This is of course impossible – it must mean “community members”, because no “users” of deadly toxic chemicals can come back to attest to the quality and effectiveness of the product.
The BBC tracked Zakotenko to a small apartment in Kiev, and confronted him outside the post office where he was sending more parcels.
At least one of the packages he had just sent contained a deadly chemical, because reporters placed an order that very day and obtained a tracking number shortly after Zakotenko left the post office.
When asked why he would send a toxic chemical to people who wanted to end their lives, he denied it.
“That's a lie,” he told us, before putting his hand on the camera and trying to walk away. […] When asked what he would say to the families of those killed, he replied: “I don't understand what you're talking about.”
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