Vietnamese people smuggler who sent migrants to their deaths battles extradition

The Vietnamese ‘contact’ for ten of the 39 migrants who died in the back of a lorry appeared in court today to face extradition to Belgium. Ngo Sy Tai, 18, allegedly escorted migrants on the continent before they were bundled into a badly ventilated container where they were found suffocated at Grays, Essex in October 2019. A total of 28 men, eight women and three children were killed on the final run as temperatures inside soared to 38.5C. Some tried…