Sivasankari and her family did not think about the consequences when they fled their village in northern Sri Lanka to take the perilous boat journey to Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Monday evening. The only thought on their minds was to flee hunger in their home country and reach India.
ROBBERY: The robbery took place in a layby in Sandy Lane, Lydiate Ash TWO men were jailed two years ago for their role in a carjacking robbery which took place after a minor shunt on the M5 and led to a police chase and a crash. After the robbery the stolen VW Golf was driven at speeds estimated to be around 130mph before the driver performed laps of a roundabout and crashed. Imram Ahmed and Mohammed Asim were jailed for the robbery at Worcester Crown Court in January 2019. It was accepted by judge Robert Juckes QC that neither man was involved in threatening the Golf’s driver or drove the car away from the scene. The judge said at the time he accepted that the man who did has not yet been found.