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DEATH ONLINE  |  Broadcast premiere: October 9, 2009 at 9 p.m. on CBC-TV
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Charges Laid: April 23, 2010
Link Saint Paul police news release: Rice County Attorney Issues Charges Against Former Minnesota Nurse in International Aiding Suicide Case

Link Complaint before Minnesota's Rice County district court against William Melchert-Dinkel

Related Documents and Links
Link Centre for Suicide Prevention

Link Kids Help Phone offers anonymous and confidential support to troubled children and youth by telephone and through the internet. Since his sister's death, Marc Kajouji has held two fundraisers for Kids Help Phone.

Link Carleton University Health and Counselling Services: A section that outlines confidentially and privacy of student health information for parents/guardians.

Link A website set up by Nadia Kajouji's mother, Deborah Chevalier, in memory of her daughter.

Link Canada's Criminal Code. Go to Section 241, page 261 to read the portion related to assisting suicide.

Link Nadia's brother, Marc Kajouji, is also involved with an organization called Your Life Counts. YLC aims to help youth change the self destructive and addictive behaviours that can lead to suicide.

Link Minnesota State Law as it relates to aiding suicide.
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