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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
George Lithgow

Migrant, 32, becomes first to be convicted of new Channel crossing offence

File photo of people thought to be migrants onboard a small boat in Gravelines, France - (PA)

A migrant has become the first person convicted of endangering others during a sea crossing to the UK.

Tajik Mohammad, 32, abandoned the dinghy he was driving across the English Channel and its passengers when a rescue ship arrived, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

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