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UK prosecutors hail latest conviction over Vietnamese migrant deaths

UK prosecutors hail latest conviction over Vietnamese migrant deaths

British prosecutors on Tuesday hailed another conviction resulting from a years-long probe into a people smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants inside a truck.
Europe's rights court orders UK to compensate Vietnamese trafficking victims

Europe's rights court orders UK to compensate Vietnamese trafficking victims

Lengthy jail terms given to men involved in Vietnamese truck deaths

Lengthy jail terms given to men involved in Vietnamese truck deaths

Vietnamese families tell people smuggling gang of pain over 39 deaths

Vietnamese families tell people smuggling gang of pain over 39 deaths

A British court on Thursday heard harrowing accounts from the families of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found dead in the back of a truck, as the smugglers await sentencing.
January 7, 2021 | 10:55 pm PT
Two guilty in UK over Vietnamese migrant deaths

Two guilty in UK over Vietnamese migrant deaths

Two people were found guilty on Monday of manslaughter and people smuggling over the discovery of 39 dead Vietnamese migrants in the back of a truck in England last year.
December 21, 2020 | 06:28 pm PT
UK truck driver claims innocence in Vietnamese migrant tragedy

UK truck driver claims innocence in Vietnamese migrant tragedy

A truck driver on trial in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants last year claimed Wednesday he was unaware they were inside a container he ferried to a port.
November 18, 2020 | 05:50 pm PT
UK policeman recalls finding Vietnamese migrants half-naked and motionless

UK policeman recalls finding Vietnamese migrants half-naked and motionless

A British police officer on Wednesday recounted how he tried to find signs of life after the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants were discovered in a container truck.
October 28, 2020 | 08:32 pm PT
Remembering a tragedy

Remembering a tragedy

One year ago today, 39 bodies were discovered in the container of a truck at Grays, Essex, not far from London.
October 22, 2020 | 08:01 pm PT
Vietnam jails four in UK truck tragedy case

Vietnam jails four in UK truck tragedy case

A Ha Tinh Province court sentenced four people to varying jail terms on Monday for trafficking several Vietnamese to the U.K., who died in a refrigerated truck tragedy last year.
September 14, 2020 | 07:44 am PT
Trial on UK truck tragedy delayed as 63 witnesses absent

Trial on UK truck tragedy delayed as 63 witnesses absent

A trial has been delayed from hearing how a Vietnamese woman had been brought to the U.K. illegally and died in a truck.
August 31, 2020 | 02:13 am PT
Irish haulier pleads guilty over Vietnamese truck deaths in UK

Irish haulier pleads guilty over Vietnamese truck deaths in UK

A 40-year-old Irish haulier pleaded guilty on Friday to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck near London last year.
August 28, 2020 | 05:28 pm PT
Man arrested in Ireland in connection with deaths of 39 Vietnamese: UK police

Man arrested in Ireland in connection with deaths of 39 Vietnamese: UK police

Ronan Hughes was arrested in Ireland on Monday in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals found in a truck trailer in Essex, southeast England, last October.
April 20, 2020 | 04:35 pm PT
UK police charge another man over Vietnamese truck deaths

UK police charge another man over Vietnamese truck deaths

British police said on Monday they had charged another man as part of their investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a truck near London last year.
March 16, 2020 | 09:00 pm PT
Sold, raped, enslaved: Human trafficking victims shared stories in 2019

Sold, raped, enslaved: Human trafficking victims shared stories in 2019

Several trafficking victims survived horrific ordeals and returned home this year, but thoughts go to those who have not made it.
December 24, 2019 | 04:30 am PT
First bodies of UK truck victims arrive in Vietnam

First bodies of UK truck victims arrive in Vietnam

16 of 39 Vietnamese citizens killed in the U.K. truck tragedy last month were repatriated on Wednesday morning.
November 26, 2019 | 03:52 pm PT
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