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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Pennink

People smuggler ordered to pay compensation to families of 39 victims

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A people smuggler has been ordered to pay £6,000 to the families of 39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in a trailer in Essex.

The victims, aged 15 to 44, suffocated as they were transported by ferry from Zeebrugge to Purfleet in Essex in October 2019.

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