The alleged pilot of a small boat has been charged after 4 migrants drowned attempting to cross the English Channel.
Sudanese nationwide Alnour Mohamed Ali has been charged with endangering life after two males and two ladies died attempting to board a small boat crossing the English Channel on Thursday, the National Crime Agency mentioned.
The 27-year-old is alleged to have piloted the boat from France to the UK.
Two males and two ladies died as they tried to climb onto a so-called “taxi boat” at Equihen-Plage, close to Boulogne-sur-Mer, on Thursday morning.
Thirty-eight folks had been returned to the French shore after the incident south of Boulogne-sur-Mer close to Calais, however 74 migrants travelled on to the UK.
He will seem at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
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