A deaf British TikTok star took her own life after being sent a 'suicide kit' by a Canadian man linked to a string of deaths.
Imogen Nunn, 25 – known as Deaf Immy on the social media platform where she raised hearing and mental health issues – died in January, sparking an outpouring of grief among her 780,000 followers.
Now her heartbroken parents have revealed their anguish after learning she died in Brighton after being supplied a chemical online by chef Kenneth Law, 57, who has been charged with assisting two suicides in Canada.
He is alleged to have run an online business sending kits to hundreds of vulnerable young people worldwide, including Britain. They have been linked to at least four other UK deaths and one in the US.
Immy's parents Ray and Louise Nunn, of Bognor Regis, were devastated to be told by police, five months after her death on New Year's Day, that a stranger may have helped her take her own life.
Kenneth Law (pictured) has been charged with assisting two suicides in Canada. He is set to appear in court in Ontario later this month
Imogen Nunn, 25 – known as Deaf Immy on the social media platform where she raised hearing and mental health issues – died in January, sparking an outpouring of grief among her 780,000 followers
Louise, 53, a carer with four other children, said: 'We felt sick that someone might do this. Knowing how scared and alone Immy must have felt, and how painful it would have been, is the worst thought.'
Immy, a photographer, was born deaf but led an independent life with the help of her assistance dog Whitney. As a successful influencer she earned money through endorsem*nt deals with companies who provide support within the deaf community.
But she faced challenges which contributed to her fluctuating mental health, including being wrongly refused entry to restaurants because of her dog, plus a lack of sign language users.
She found Law's online business last year and it posted her the substance. The website has since been taken down.
In November she admitted to her community care worker that she had bought the product – classed as a 'reportable substance' in the UK, which can only be handled under an official licence – that she planned to use to end her life.
Sussex Police were contacted and visited her flat. But Immy denied buying it and they took no action.
Her parents only learned about this visit months after her death and are furious that an opportunity to save her life was missed.
'The authorities were aware Immy had a dangerous chemical but didn't do enough to deal with it,' said her mother Louise.
Immy died after leaving a friend's New Year party early.
Immy Nunn is pictured with mum Louise. Immy's parents have revealed their anguish after learning she died in Brighton after being supplied a chemical online
Immy Nunn is pictured with her fatherRay. Immy's parents were devastated to be told by police, five months after her death on New Year's Day, that a stranger may have helped her take her own life
Ex-aerospace engineer Kenneth Law (pictured), of Ontario,faces a maximum of 14 years in jail if convicted
Kenneth Law appears in court in Brampton, Ontario, May 3, 2023 in an artist's sketch
'Neither her dad nor the emergency services could get to her in time to save her life,' Louise said. 'Our beautiful daughter, who fought so hard to live her life to the full, had been taken from us. It was heartbreaking.' That pain was compounded in May when they were visited at home by Sussex Police.
Ex-aerospace engineer Law, of Ontario, had allegedly been exposed after two deaths in Toronto.
Police in Britain and dozens more countries announced a review into suicides.
Immy's name had been on a list of individuals supplied with his kits. Louise said: 'They told us a man in Canada had been providing suicide kits and they were contacting all the families of people whose names were on his computer. They said, 'Some people we've got to in time, others sadly not'.'
In October 2021, Surrey Police allegedly tried to contact Law following the death of law student Tom Parfett, 22, from Maidenhead. He had bought the same lethal substance from Law's company but police did not pursue charges.
Last year, police again allegedly failed to take action following the death of another of Law's customers, 23-year-old Neha Raju, of Guildford. Law is set to appear in court in Ontario later this month.
If convicted, he faces a maximum of 14 years in jail.
Sussex Police referred The Mail on Sunday's inquiries to the National Crime Agency. It said it could not comment on individual cases but added: 'We are continuing to liaise with Canadian authorities to enable ongoing assessment of the support they require from the UK, and the appropriate UK law enforcement response.'
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