In the days leading up to Singh’s death, the pair exchanged messages talking about their “last meal”, and also sent her a two-day timetable of instructions on how to take the drug.
Evidence suggests Singh died after taking the chemicals on 1 September, but she was not discovered until two days later.
Rowlands said the messages between the pair had been “deeply disturbing” and that he would have known her intention was to take it.
Cross received a £100 payment into his account after another person, became suicidal and began researching online.
Cross sent them a QR code and said he could provide the kit.
The court also heard about another victim, who purchased a chemical compound from Cross.
The father of the person who bought the drug went missing and his body was found weeks later.
He had taken his own life using the chemical compound which had been purchased from Cross.
Another victim, said she had bought a chemical but threw it away after feeling she was “in a better place”.
In her victim impact statement, she said it had been “too easy” to obtain the chemical and she had “panicked” before eventually putting the substance in the toilet.
Cross was arrested on 13 January 2025 with two 1kg (0.15st) tubs of the chemical found in his property. One was unopened and the other had about 300g (0.7lbs) remaining.
