Father of seven-year-old killed in Channel says he ‘could not protect her’
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, onboard the RNLI Dover Lifeboat following a small boat incident in the Channel, April 23, 2024
THE father of a seven-year-old girl who died crossing the Channel last week recounted today that he “could not protect her” — but the dangerous trip had been their only choice.
A dinghy carrying more than 100 people ran into difficulties off the northern French coast on April 23.
Three men, a woman and seven-year-old Sara Alhashimi died.
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