An undercover investigation by The Times newspaper exposes a Canadian chef who supplied poison to suicidal people in the UK.

Kenneth Law dispensed a lethal substance through web pages he set up that were designed to evade authorities.

Four suicides have been linked to the substance he supplied so far and "hundreds" of people are thought to have obtained it.

During a 28-minute phone call with an undercover journalist, Law said Britons were some of his most “frequent buyers”.

"We have had many, many customers in the UK who have purchased it”, he said. “It will be literally in the hundreds."

Kenneth Law was reportedly motivated to set up his suicide scheme following his mother's battle with illness. He told the reporter:

“She was bedridden, couldn’t speak and they had to feed her through a tube to her stomach for over seven years. And that was very painful. Not only for her family, but also very painful for me to witness.

“This is why I created some avenue of escape, so that people, if they are in such a circumstance, can undertake it either by themselves or by somebody else.”

Assisted suicide and euthanasia are legal in Canada and there are attempts to legalise the practices in the UK.

Legislation is expected in the coming months in Scotland, and an inquiry into the current law is under way at Westminster.

CARE opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia and will be actively opposing live proposals More information can be found here:

CARE for Assisted Suicide | CARE

If you are affected by any of the issues raised in the above article, call the Samaritans on 116 123 or visit samaritans.org.