Seven men involved in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants were sentenced on Friday by a UK court to a total of 93 years and eight months in prison. The smugglers have been found guilty of 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 on Oct. 23, 2019. Maurice Robinson, 26, pleaded guilty to 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration, and acquiring criminal property before the trial. He was sentenced on Friday to 13 years and four months. The Northern Irish man is one of the drivers of the lorry who found the bodies in Essex, England, when he opened the door to “give [them] some air.” He later called the police and pretended he had not known there were people in the trailer. Ronan Hughes, Robinson’s 41-year-old boss …
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