Tag: Vietnamese

Lengthy Jail Terms Given to Men Involved in Vietnamese Truck Deaths

LONDON—Four men were given long jail sentences on Friday for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children who suffocated to death in a stifling, airtight shipping container in October 2019 as they were being smuggled into Britain. The discovery of so many dead people—two as young as 15—in the back of the truck…


Vietnamese Truck Deaths: 2 Men Found Guilty of Manslaughter of 39 People

LONDON—Two people smugglers were found guilty on Monday of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women, and children who suffocated to death in the back of a refrigerated truck as they tried to make their way to Britain. The discovery of so many dead people—some as young as 15—shocked Britain and Vietnam, and shone a…