Category: Essex

UK Police Release Details of Eight Men Held Over Double Teen Murder

Police have released the details of eight men being questioned on suspicion of murder after two teenage boys died in the London commuter town of Brentwood. Officers were called to Regency Court in Brentwood at about 1.30am on Sunday and found three people had been injured, including two teenagers who later died from their injuries….


UK Police Arrest 8 Following Deaths of 2 Teenage Boys

Eight men were arrested on suspicion of murder in England, following an incident that left two teenage boys dead and one other victim injured. Essex Police were called at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday to Regency Court, Brentwood, where they found three people injured. Medics failed to save two teenage boys, but police say the third…


People Smuggler Ordered to Pay £3,000 to Bereaved Families of 39 Migrants

A member of a people-smuggling gang linked to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women, and children has been ordered to pay the bereaved families £3,000 ($4,126). The victims, including two 15-year-olds, had hoped for a better life in Britain when they agreed to pay up to £13,000 ($17,888) per head for a “VIP” smuggling…


UK Lorry Deaths: 7 Men Jailed for Over 93 Years in Total

Seven men involved in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants were sentenced on Friday by a UK court to a total of 93 years and eight months in prison. The smugglers have been found guilty of manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women, and children who suffocated to death in the back of a refrigerated truck…