(BBC) A man accused of killing four migrants has claimed he had to pilot the boat they used to cross the Channel to Kent because he was threatened with death.
Ibrahima Bah, 19, from Senegal, denies four counts of manslaughter at Canterbury Crown Court.
His statement, read to jurors, said when he saw the state of the dinghy he changed his mind about making the journey but it angered the smugglers.
He said: “I was assaulted and threatened with death.”
Mr Bah also denies piloting a boat and facilitating unlawful entry to the UK.
