Illegal Immigrant Who Skippered ‘Death Trap’ Boat Across Channel Jailed for 9 Years

An illegal immigrant from Senegal who agreed to pilot an “unseaworthy” dinghy across the English Channel has been jailed for nine years for manslaughter after four of his passengers drowned when the boat sank. Ibrahima Bah, whose exact age is unknown, was found guilty on Monday of facilitating illegal entry to the UK and four counts of manslaughter following a retrial at Canterbury Crown Court. On Friday he was sentenced at the same court to nine years and six months for each manslaughter conviction and four years for facilitating illegal entry to the UK. All of the sentences will run concurrently....