Second man held over people found in Tilbury Docks container
A second man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the death of a man and discovery of 34 other immigrants in a shipping container at Tilbury Docks, Essex Police said.
Container footage paints picture of desperation
Exclusive ITV News footage taken minutes after a group of Afghan Sikh immigrants were released from a shipping container at Tilbury Docks shows the desperation of their predicament.
One man died from the group, which included 13 children, but most have now been released from hospital.
ITV News Correspondent Harry Smith reports.
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Dead Afghan immigrant 'was seeking hope for his family'
The uncle of dead Afghan immigrant Meet Singh Kapoor says he wanted a better life for his children. Instead his children watched him die.
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30 minutes more and we would be dead say cargo survivors
ITV News has spoken to the translator police used after 35 Afghan Sikhs, including 13 children, were found in a boat in Tilbury Docks.
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Distressing footage shows shipping container aftermath
ITV News has obtained exclusive footage of people, believed to be Afghan Sikhs, being released from a shipping container at Tilbury Docks.