Vietnam jails four over migrant deaths in British truck
A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced four Vietnamese people to between 2-1/2 and 7-1/2 years in prison for their role in the deaths of 39 migrants
A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced four Vietnamese people to between 2-1/2 and 7-1/2 years in prison for their role in the deaths of 39 migrants
39 Vietnamese nationals were found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex, south-east England, in October 2019
They left Vietnam carrying dreams of small fortunes and the heavy burden of family expectations
The remains of 23 victims arrived at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi early on Saturday
The 16 victims were then transported in ambulances to their homes in the north-central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Binh
The man was arrested on a motorway in Beaconsfield, a town 40 kilometers west of London
‘It was no different from hell on earth’
It is feared this was just the tip of the iceberg in a wider human trafficking racket
Embassy staff dedicated white mums flowers to the victims
British police believe all victims found dead in the truck container in Essex were Vietnamese