Two men charged over migrant crossing deaths

Two men charged over migrant crossing deaths

Two men have been charged in connection with the small boats crossing that led to the deaths of five people on a beach in France.

A seven-year-old girl, a woman and three men died in the incident off the coast of Wimereux in northern France.

Yien Both, a 22-year-old from South Sudan, has been charged with assisting unlawful immigration and attempting to arrive in the UK without valid entry clearance.

Tajdeen Adbulaziz Juma, a 22-year-old Sudanese national, has been charged with attempting to arrive in the UK without valid entry clearance.

Both men have been remanded in custody and are expected to appear before Folkestone Magistrates later today.

A third man, an 18-year-old from Sudan, has been bailed pending further enquiries.

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