Overview

• Caolan Gormley, a haulier linked to the people smugglers responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in 2019, has been jailed for seven years.
• Gormley was found guilty of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration after a trial at the Old Bailey.
• The victims had paid a fee of £10,000, rising to £13,000, for what was promised as a 'VIP' route to Europe and the hope of better-paid work.
• The migrants suffocated in a cargo container as the temperature inside soared above 100 degrees F (38.5 C).
• This marks the final conviction in the UK related to this case, with a total of 11 people having been convicted.