Chinese gangmaster found guilty of manslaughter

A CHINESE gangmaster was convicted yesterday of the manslaughter of 21 cockle pickers who drowned after becoming trapped by rising tides in Morecambe Bay.

Sat, 25 Mar, 2006 - 00:00

John Cranter

Driven by greed, Lin Liang Ren, 29, sent the Chinese cocklers to their deaths on the night of February 5, 2004.

With his girlfriend, he then tried to cover up his role, trying to blame one of the dead cocklers for the tragedy.

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