A Sudanese miner was found dead Tuesday, September 28 in Marck (Pas-de-Calais) after falling from a heavy weight in which he was trying to climb to try to reach England, AFP learned from the public prosecutor's office in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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According to CCTV images, "
the victim tried to get into the truck
", a semi-trailer that was traveling at low speed, but "
fell
", said the deputy prosecutor of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Philippe Sabatier. The events having taken place around 5:00 am, "
the driver could not a priori realize that he was driving on someone
", he added. An investigation for "
manslaughter
" was opened. According to the first elements, the victim would be of Sudanese nationality and aged 16 years. She was with a group of other migrants in the parking lot of the Marck activity zone, a town bordering Calais, to try to get into the heavy goods vehicles.
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According to the association Utopia56, which helps migrants, this adolescent "
having grown up in Sudan and of Tigrayan origin
" (from the Tigray region, in Ethiopia) "
survived the street
" in a camp near the hospital from Calais. “
Every night, Utopia56 teams direct minors who so wish to the Calais police station to be taken care of by child protection services
,” the association wrote in a press release. "
Sunday, while 14 minors including four teenage girls requested support, only three were able to access support for lack of space,
" she continues, estimating that "
at the French borders,children's rights are constantly violated
".
