UK survivor of Canadian poison seller says he exploited her despair

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Elisabeth Belien tells Kenneth Law's sentencing hearing she took the poison when she was just 23 years old.

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  • Elisabeth Belien tells Kenneth Law's sentencing hearing she took the poison when she was just 23 years old.
  • Reported by BBC News and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:16:00 UTC.

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