Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Third Irishman arrested in Tilbury container death
A third Irish man was arrested Friday in connection with the death of an Afghan immigrant found in a shipping container at U.K.’s Tilbury Docks, according to police.
The man was arrested in connection with the death of Meet Singh Kapoor, 40, who was found with 34 living people at Tilbury Docks in Essex on August 16.
He was held at Liverpool Ferry Port on suspicion of manslaughter and facilitating illegal entry into the United Kingdom, police said.
Two Irish truck drivers have already appeared in court in connection with the case, and were charged with conspiring to facilitate illegal entry into the UK.
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