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Mass grave truck in England: 18 of the 19 defendants sentenced to up to 10 years in prison

11/10/2023, 6:41:27 PM

Highlights: 18 of the 19 defendants on trial for their participation in a vast network of illegal immigration from Vietnam to Europe were sentenced on Friday (November 10th) in Paris. Four Vietnamese were convicted of manslaughter in the tragedy of the mass grave truck, in which 39 migrants were found dead in England on the night of October 22 to 23, 2019. The defendants were sentenced to sentences ranging from suspended sentences to 10 years in prison. The trial is expected to last until the end of the month, when the verdicts are expected to be announced.


39 migrants were found dead in a lorry in England in 2019.

Eighteen of the 19 defendants on trial for their participation in a vast network of illegal immigration from Vietnam to Europe were sentenced on Friday (November 10th) in Paris to sentences ranging from suspended sentences to 10 years in prison.

Among them, four Vietnamese were convicted of manslaughter in the tragedy of the mass grave truck, in which 39 migrants were found dead in England on the night of October 22 to 23, 2019.