Suspect, 19, is charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry into Britain after four died and 39 were rescued when migrant boat capsized in the English Channel
A suspect has been charged with facilitating an attempted illegal entry into Britain
Ibrahima Bah, 19, of no fixed address, has been charged by Kent Police
He has been remanded in custody and will appear in court on Monday
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A teenager has been charged with facilitating an attempted illegal entry into the UK after four people died when a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel on Wednesday.
Ibrahima Bah, 19, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody and will appear before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Monday, Kent Police said.
A major rescue operation off the Kent coast began at 2.16am on 14 December following reports of a boat in distress, involving the Royal Navy, French Navy, Coast Guard, RNLI lifeboats, ambulance service and police.
A total of 39 people were brought ashore safely, while four others were pronounced dead.
The circumstances surrounding the deaths are being investigated by detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, assisted by the National Crime Agency.
Paramedics and paramedics at Dover marina on December 14 as the search continued
A man was arrested in connection with the incident on Friday, and on Sunday Kent police said prosecutors have cleared charges against Bah for knowingly facilitating the attempted arrival in the UK of people he knew or could reasonably suspect that they were asylum seekers.
Police are continuing their investigation to establish the identities of the deceased and trace their next of kin.
The captain of the fishing vessel described the scenes as “something out of a World War II movie” on Dec. 14, saying they pulled more than 30 people from the water, but at least one could not be rescued.
A life jacket floating in the sea close to where the Channel tragedy is believed to have taken place
“People were screaming in the water everywhere,” the skipper, named Raymond, told Sky News at the time.
Those brought on board – from Afghanistan, Iraq, Senegal and India – said they paid £5,000 for their passage.
A teenager was one of four migrants who died in the English Channel, authorities revealed.
Kent County Council leader Roger Gough said a young person was among those killed, while 12 of the 39 survivors were children traveling alone.