Lorry driver ‘blind to the risks’ of people smuggling, court told
A lorry driver who discovered the bodies of 39 migrants in the back of his trailer had been “blind to the risks” of people smuggling, a court has heard.
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Ringleader closes eyes in dock as court hears container victims’ final calls
A ringleader of the people-smuggling ring responsible for the deaths of 39 migrants closed his eyes in the dock as his victims’ final agonising gasps were heard for the first time in court.
Jury out in trial over deaths of 39 migrants found in trailer
A jury has retired to consider verdicts in the trial of alleged people-smugglers linked to the deaths of 39 migrants.
People-smuggling accused was ‘in the loop’ over 39 migrant deaths, jurors told
A lorry driver was “in the loop” within minutes of the discovery of 39 dead migrants in the back of a trailer in Essex, a court has heard.
‘No coincidence’ ejected migrants were among 39 later found dead, court told
A lorry driver has agreed it was no “extraordinary coincidence” that two migrants ejected from his trailer in France turned up among the 39 dead in Essex days later.
‘Naive and gullible’ but not a people-smuggler, migrant deaths accused says
A lorry driver accused of transporting 39 migrants to their deaths has told jurors he was “naive and gullible”.
Lorry driver accused of 39 migrant deaths denies knowing they were in trailer
A lorry driver accused over the deaths of 39 migrants has told jurors he is “devastated” for their families but denies knowing they were in his trailer.
Lorry driver ‘devastated’ for families of 39 migrants found dead in container
A lorry driver accused over the deaths of 39 migrants has told jurors he is “devastated” for their families.
Migrants found in lorry trailer hoped to build a better life, court told
Many of the 39 migrants who died in a lorry trailer en route to Britain had hoped to find work and build a better life, a court has heard.
Officer recounts grim discovery of bodies of 39 migrants in lorry trailer
A police officer has described how he found the tightly packed, half-naked bodies of 39 migrants in the back of a lorry trailer.
Lorry driver’s 999 call over tragic migrants played in court
A lorry driver described “loads” of migrants jammed into his trailer and not breathing in a 999 call played in court.
Container’s occupants made phone calls on fatal journey, court told
There were calls of “open up, open up” as 39 Vietnamese people struggled to breathe inside a sealed container bound for Britain, a court has heard.
Lone man seen ‘looking for his friends’ after lorry left on fatal run, jury told
A lone man was left “looking for his friends” in northern France the day before 39 Vietnamese people were found dead in the back of a lorry, a court has heard.
Memorial event held for Vietnamese people on first anniversary of lorry tragedy
The lives of 39 Vietnamese people who died in a container lorry have been honoured by Londoners at a shrine set up to mark the first anniversary of the tragedy.
Lorry driver’s boozy brush with police in Bruges before fatal run, court told
A lorry driver had a brush with police during a boozy night out in Bruges days before he was allegedly involved in the deaths of 39 migrants.
Parents paid 13K for VIP entry to UK days before tragic migrant run, court told
A Vietnamese man has told how his parents paid £13,000 for a “VIP” smuggling trip to Britain days before the deaths of 39 migrants.