About Manslaughter
Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th century BC. The definition of manslaughter differs among legal jurisdictions.
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Essex lorry deaths: Marius Draghici jailed for more than 12 years
By Peter WalkerBBC News, Essex
A people trafficker has been jailed for 12 years and seven months over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who died in a lorry container.
Marius Draghici, 50, from Romania, admitted 39 counts of Manslaughter And One count of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.
The bodies were discovered on an industrial estate in Grays, Essex, in October 2019.
The Old Bailey Heard conditions in the trailer must have been " unspeakable".
The Judge , Mr Justice Garnham, said Draghici " was a small but essential cog in The Wheels of this criminal conspiracy" that " put would-be migrants At Risk of death".
Draghici was in charge of The Migrants ' onward transportation in the UK - Acting as a driver - and prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC described him as the " right hand man" to one of the ringleaders, Gheorghe Nica.
Fellow Romanian Nica, of Basildon, Essex, is one of four men already convicted of Manslaughter - And One of 11 in total now jailed in connection with the deaths.
The Victims included 28 men, eight women and three children varying between the ages of 15 and 44.
They 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.
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