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Local France
10-08-2025
- Local France
Migrants saved from refrigerated lorry in France
The driver heard the group of 15 stowed away in his lorry while at a motorway rest stop, said a senior official with the Pas-de-Calais prefecture in northern France. "Their state of hypothermia suggests that they had been there for several hours," said Christian Vedelago, head of the local prefect's office. Four of the migrants had to be hospitalised and another four were declared minors and handed over to the care of an association, he added. The group also included one woman. Several of those rescued had already received official orders telling them to leave France. The Moroccan lorry driver, who was transporting frozen vegetables, was not under investigation, said Vedelago. Despite extensive security checks at the ports in northern France where ferries leave for Britain, and at the cross-Channel tunnel, migrants still try to board lorries bound for England, even if the preferred route is now to cross the sea in small boats. Advertisement
New Straits Times
09-08-2025
- New Straits Times
Migrants saved from refrigerated lorry in France
LILLE: French medics had to treat Eritrean migrants hidden in a UK-bound refrigerated lorry for hypothermia Saturday, after the driver heard their cries for help, officials told AFP. The driver heard the group of 15 stowed away in his lorry while at a motorway rest stop, said a senior official with the Pas-de-Calais prefecture in northern France. "Their state of hypothermia suggests that they had been there for several hours," said Christian Vedelago, head of the local prefect's office. Four of the migrants had to be hospitalised and another four were declared minors and handed over to the care of an association, he added. The group also included one woman. Several of those rescued had already received official orders telling them to leave France. The Moroccan lorry driver, who was transporting frozen vegetables, was not under investigation, said Vedelago.
Sydney Morning Herald
02-07-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Listen: How the alleged childcare abuse case unfolded
Eight alleged victims and 70 charges of child sexual abuse. Another 1200 children have been urged to undergo testing for sexually transmitted diseases. A childcare educator accused of abuse who worked across 20 different centres. Written like this, these alleged facts, if proven, make for sickening reading. But there are still many questions, such as whether anyone had previously noticed anything about the man – Joshua Dale Brown – now charged, what led police to raid the 26-year-old's home in Point Cook, and what needs to happen to better protect children. Chris Vedelago, senior reporter for The Age, is among the reporting team piecing together the case for this masthead. Vedelago explains how the case unfolded in the latest episode of The Morning Edition podcast with host Samantha Selinger-Morris. Click the player below to listen, or read on for an edited extract. Selinger-Morris: So, Chris, first off, this has got to be every parent's worst nightmare. Can you just talk us through how this case has come to light? Vedelago: What happened is police believe they had detected this man, Joshua Brown, allegedly in possession of child abuse material. They raided his house, and they arrested him, and they charged him, and then from there, they had to work out who the alleged victims were and where the offending had taken place. We're not clear yet exactly how the police found this particular man. All we know is that they detected something that was of concern and they immediately raided him. Selinger-Morris: And to be clear, we are talking about babies here. I believe we're talking about alleged victims who are between the ages of five months and two years. Is that right? Vedelago: That's right. The oldest is two years and the youngest is five months. That in itself presented serious obstacles for the detectives who were investigating this. They had to basically reverse-engineer the process to figure out who the alleged victims were. And they didn't want to go public until they knew the identity of the eight alleged victims so they could notify the parents.
The Age
02-07-2025
- The Age
Listen: How the alleged childcare abuse case unfolded
Eight alleged victims and 70 charges of child sexual abuse. Another 1200 children have been urged to undergo testing for sexually transmitted diseases. A childcare educator accused of abuse who worked across 20 different centres. Written like this, these alleged facts, if proven, make for sickening reading. But there are still many questions, such as whether anyone had previously noticed anything about the man – Joshua Dale Brown – now charged, what led police to raid the 26-year-old's home in Point Cook, and what needs to happen to better protect children. Chris Vedelago, senior reporter for The Age, is among the reporting team piecing together the case for this masthead. Vedelago explains how the case unfolded in the latest episode of The Morning Edition podcast with host Samantha Selinger-Morris. Click the player below to listen, or read on for an edited extract. Selinger-Morris: So, Chris, first off, this has got to be every parent's worst nightmare. Can you just talk us through how this case has come to light? Vedelago: What happened is police believe they had detected this man, Joshua Brown, allegedly in possession of child abuse material. They raided his house, and they arrested him, and they charged him, and then from there, they had to work out who the alleged victims were and where the offending had taken place. We're not clear yet exactly how the police found this particular man. All we know is that they detected something that was of concern and they immediately raided him. Selinger-Morris: And to be clear, we are talking about babies here. I believe we're talking about alleged victims who are between the ages of five months and two years. Is that right? Vedelago: That's right. The oldest is two years and the youngest is five months. That in itself presented serious obstacles for the detectives who were investigating this. They had to basically reverse-engineer the process to figure out who the alleged victims were. And they didn't want to go public until they knew the identity of the eight alleged victims so they could notify the parents.
