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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

Three men who drowned trying to cross Channel were ‘unlawfully killed’

A lifeboat alongside the dinghy. Two crew members are reaching down towards the dinghy.
A lifeboat crew working to save the passengers of the dinghy. Photograph: Sky News

Three men who died when a dinghy overfilled with people “literally fell apart at the seams” while trying to cross the Channel were unlawfully killed, a coroner has found.

The conclusion follows Ibrahima Bah’s conviction for gross negligence manslaughter in relation to four deaths in the Channel on 14 December 2022. He was also found guilty of facilitating unlawful entry to the UK.

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