French cops probe death of UK-bound dinghy migrant ‘who was attacked by other passengers’

FRENCH police are investigating the death of a migrant on a small boat on Friday. The dinghy was allowed to continue to the UK after many of its passengers were rescued — including a man with stab wounds and two women with burns. French police are investigating the death of a migrant on a small boat on Friday Credit: SNSM The attack took place on a French beach with authorities attempting to identify the undocumented male victim (stock image) Credit: Chris Eades Detectives believe the dead man — a 34-year-old Afghan national — could have been attacked by other migrants. It comes after The Sun on Sunday revealed last month a murder probe was launched when a migrant’s body was found on a beach near Calais. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! His killers may have fled to the UK on a small boat. In the latest incident, the dinghy was carrying at least 110 people when it launched from Grand-Fort-Philippe, near Calais, after being monitored by the coastguard overnight. Authorities picked up 73 passengers including the Afghan man, who was airlifted to hospital where he died. He is believed to have suffered a fatal heart attack. The other 72 were taken back to France, but 45 migrants remained on the boat and continued their journey to Dover. A France Maritime Prefecture spokesman said: “Early on the morning of August 28, the Ridens [rescue vessel] picked up 72 migrants requesting assistance. Most read in The Sun “During the rescue, the vessel discovered one person in the boat suffering from cardiac arrest and three others who were wounded.” “The boat continued its journey, and its remaining 45 occupants were picked up by a British rescue boat.” Pictures showed men, women and children being processed through the Border Security Command facility in Dover.