The driver of a truck in which 39 people were found dead in England late last year pleads guilty to 39 counts of manslaughter.
A truck driver has pleaded guilty to 39 counts of manslaughter related to the deaths of Vietnamese people found in a shipping container in southeast England last year.Police investigating the case believe the victims paid people traffickers to smuggle them into EnglandMaurice Robinson, a 25-year-old from Craigavon in Northern Ireland, entered the plea at Central London Criminal Court where he appeared via video link alongside four co-defendants.
The bodies of the 31 men and 8 women were discovered in a refrigerated trailer in the town of Grays, east of London, shortly after arriving on a ferry from Zeebrugge in Belgium. Police investigating the case found the victims were all from Vietnam and ranged in age from 15 to 44 and are believed to have paid people traffickers to smuggle them into England.Among the dead were 10 teenagers.
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