Co Tyrone people smuggler linked to 39 deaths jailed for seven years

His conviction brings the total number of people to be convicted over the plot to 11, five of whom were also convicted of the manslaughters.

Caolan Gormley has been jailed for seven years (Essex Police/PA)

The final member of a people-smuggling gang linked to the deaths of 39 men, women and children in Essex has been jailed for seven years.

Haulage boss Caolan Gormley, 26, from Co Tyrone, was driven by “greed” when he plotted to bring migrants into the UK from mainland Europe three times in October 2019, the Old Bailey heard.