Truck driver Maurice 'Mo' Robinson, who is charged with the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a trailer outside London, has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration.
Robinson, 25, of Craigavon in Northern Ireland, was arrested shortly after the bodies of dozens of Vietnamese nationals were found in the back of a refrigerated lorry at an industrial park in Grays, Essex on October 23.Robinson had previously been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering, as reported by CNN.Court sketch of Maurice 'Mo' Robinson during an earlier appearance at Chelmsford in Essex.
The 25-year-old entered no other pleas to the remaining charges against him.Read MoreThe hearing was adjourned until December 13.39 bodies were found in the back of a refrigerated lorry at an industrial park in Essex.Christopher Kennedy, 23, has also been charged with human trafficking in connection to the deaths. A third man, Eamon Harrison, 23, was arrested in Dublin on a European arrest warrant earlier this month.
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