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Six men found guilty of manslaughter over deadliest small boat Channel crossing
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What happened
BBC News reports that six smugglers were jailed for manslaughter after a November 2021 small-boat sinking in which 31 migrants died. BBC News says the trial found the convicted men belonged to two smuggling networks; Sky News identifies the court as being in Paris.
Latest development
The updated BBC News report specifies that 31 migrants died in the November 2021 sinking and that the six convicted men were part of two smuggling networks.
Why it matters
The finding links the November 2021 deaths to two identified smuggling networks rather than describing the case only as convictions of six individuals.
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Compiled from 2 independent publishers BBC News · Sky News
Sky News reports the Paris court found six men guilty; BBC News additionally reports that they were jailed, gives the death toll as 31, and says the trial identified two smuggling networks.
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- Headline updated
Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.
2 sources at this update - First reported
A court in Paris has found six men guilty of manslaughter in connection with the deadliest small boat Channel crossing.
1 source at this update