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Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat

A Cyprus court sentenced a 48-year-old Syrian national to three years in prison for causing the death of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration on an overloaded migrant boat.
The court found that the captain failed to ensure the safety of the 60 Syrian migrants aboard the vessel, which lacked navigational aids.
The boat, which set sail on Jan. 18, 2024, was adrift for six days, leading desperate passengers to drink seawater and urine.
Cypriot authorities airlifted the girl to a hospital, but medical staff could not save her, highlighting concerns about migrants' human rights at sea.

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The National Pulse

Syrian Jailed for Death of Toddler on Migrant Boat.

A court has sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison in Cyprus, over the death of a three-year-old girl who died of dehydration on a boat overcrowded with migrants. The vessel sat adrift for six days in the Mediterranean and lacked sufficient food and water.Authorities highlighted the so-called captain’s failure to ensure safety aboard the small, ill-equipped wooden vessel, which carried 60 Syrian migrants. Prosecutors detailed that …

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VOA News

Cyprus jails Syrian man over toddler death on overloaded migrant boat

The 3-year-old girl died from dehydration aboard a boat that was adrift for six days without adequate supplies of food and water

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Euronews

Cyprus jails Syrian man over death of young girl on migrant boat

The number of migrants arriving Cyprus has fallen massively over the past three years after tough measures from the government.

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Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat

A Cyprus court has sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded boat that was adrift for six days without adequate supplies of food and water.

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famagusta-gazette.com

Syrian refugee boat captain sentenced to three years in prison in Cyprus – Famagusta Gazette

A Cypriot court sentenced a Syrian refugee boat captain to three years in prison on Friday for negligence leading to the death of a three-year-old girl during a sea crossing from Lebanon a year ago. The court heard that the captain ordered 60 passengers to discard food and water to conceal their departure point, local media reported. The overcrowded wooden boat lacked navigation or communication equipment and drifted for six days after an engine…

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