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| Friday, 6 April, 2001, 07:41 GMT 08:41 UK Driver guilty of killing 58 immigrants ![]() Dutch lorry driver Perry Wacker is found guilty of 58 counts of manslaughter and, along with co-defendant Ying Guo, is also convicted of conspiracy to smuggle immigrants into the UK.
A jury at Maidstone Crown Court returned a unanimous verdict; Perry Wacker was given a 14-year jail sentence.
Perry Wacker denies manslaughter and attempting to smuggle people into the UK illegally.
Perry Wacker played a relatively small part in the world of professional human trafficking.
The inquest is told the immigrants desperately tried to raise the alarm, as their oxygen supply ran out.
An international investigation is launched following the discovery of the corpses of 58 immigrants in Perry Wacker's lorry. |
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