UK - 39 bodies found in lorry container, Essex, 23 Oct 2019 #2

[HayLouise]

28 October 2019:


Essex lorry deaths: UK sends extra officers to Belgian port after tragedy

[...]

She later confirmed she has received agreement from the Belgian authorities to "deploy extra UK immigration enforcement officers to Zeebrugge".

[...]

Ms Patel said: "I have already said in my statement that we will be escalating our work.

"There is a plan in terms of working with my Belgian counterpart to address the specifics of security issues in Zeebrugge itself and how we can extend more checks if required."

UK sends extra officers to Belgian port after Essex lorry tragedy

 

[HayLouise]

28 October 2019:


OUR DESPAIR
I begged my son not to leave Vietnam… the people who did this must be punished, say parents of Essex truck victim

At least 24 families from the area believe their loved ones were on board the doomed lorry and have provided fingerprint and DNA samples in a bid to identify them.

But as they grieve, the evil people-trafficking gangs responsible for the outrage still torment them.

Mobsters move among mourners ordering them not to talk to police.

They are told they would be harmed and lose refunds of thousands of pounds paid for the ill-fated journey to the UK which ended in faraway Grays, Essex last Wednesday.

Families who had been willing to talk of their ordeal suddenly clam up as sinister figures are spotted circling their homes in cars and on motorbikes.

The Sun is prevented from meeting families by men who try to usher us away — so we leave the scene fearing for our safety.

Inside the 'Village of the Doomed' where people-traffickers still rule

 

[HayLouise]

In Can Loc, south of Yen Thanh, a mother weeps beside a candle-lit picture of missing son Nguyen Dinh Luong, 20, as more than 30 friends and relatives try in vain to comfort her.

The muggy night air is wracked with sobs as his mother tells how she decked her poignant shrine with white chrysanthemums and lilies symbolising lost youth.

Loved ones tell how Luong left the paddy fields of his home town after his family agreed to pay £14,000 in US dollars to smuggle him to Russia and a further £11,000 for his place in the tomb truck.

His brave parents are among the few who have defied the traffickers to condemn the vile trade and demand justice for their son.

Inside the 'Village of the Doomed' where people-traffickers still rule

 

[Scorpio1]

we know who blue truck guy is , lots of posts about him Co Down truck driver appears in court after arrest at Dublin port

Looks like Mr Harrison had the time to cover his rear, dumping the phone etc before returning to Dublin in my opinion,

 

[CSIDreamer]

28 October 2019:


OUR DESPAIR
I begged my son not to leave Vietnam… the people who did this must be punished, say parents of Essex truck victim

At least 24 families from the area believe their loved ones were on board the doomed lorry and have provided fingerprint and DNA samples in a bid to identify them.

But as they grieve, the evil people-trafficking gangs responsible for the outrage still torment them.

Mobsters move among mourners ordering them not to talk to police.

They are told they would be harmed and lose refunds of thousands of pounds paid for the ill-fated journey to the UK which ended in faraway Grays, Essex last Wednesday.

Families who had been willing to talk of their ordeal suddenly clam up as sinister figures are spotted circling their homes in cars and on motorbikes.

The Sun is prevented from meeting families by men who try to usher us away — so we leave the scene fearing for our safety.

Inside the 'Village of the Doomed' where people-traffickers still rule

Well, that's just a pile of manure! It doesn't surprise me but that's awful!

 

[Ched]

The refrigerator movements

1. Sources say the GPS data shows it left Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland on 15 October before crossing over to Northern Ireland and then returning south to Dublin
2. From Dublin, it crossed over to Holyhead in Wales overnight on 16 October
3. That evening, it travelled to continental Europe from Dover to Calais in France
4. Between 17 and 22 October, it moved between various cities in Belgium and France, including Dunkirk, Bruges and Lille
5. On 22 October, it made its final crossing from Zeebrugge to Purfleet
6. Essex lorry deaths: What we know

 

[Silverlink]

According to the telegraph more arrests to follow:


More arrests are expected to be made in the coming days as officers close in on a network of criminals that operate in county Armagh in Northern Ireland and in county Monaghan, just over the border in the Republic.


Prominent members of the network have interests in transport and logistics firms and sources claim that for the past number of years, the gang has been smuggling alcohol and cigarettes into the UK and Ireland.

It is understood that more recently it has branched out into people smuggling activities through contacts it has established with other international criminal gangs.

Irish people smuggling gang at centre of Essex lorry container deaths has been under investigation 'for a year'

That'll no doubt include Ronan and Chris Hughes. Chris lives in Armagh and Ronan in Monaghan.

 

[Mrs Marple]

Bringing this forward, needs a bit of updating

Updated TL
Sunday 20th October

Cab enters Holyhead Wales, time unknown

Tuesday 22nd October

Cab reportedly seen on Eastern Avenue Grays, time disputed

BELGIAN TIME

2.49pm container arrives at Zebrugge port

3pm - ferry departs; this could be 4pm GMT

Wednesday 23rd October

GMT

12.30am boat docks at Purfleet, Essex

1.05am Trailer collected from Purfleet

1.10am truck caught on CCTV on the industrial estate

01.38am Phone call to the emergency services, possibly made by the ambulance crew

(Unsure of exact time) Mo Robinson arrested

17:47 CCTV emerges

24 October 2019:

10:35am Mo Robinson remains in custody

12:02pm Officers confirmed a young woman - initially referred to as a teenager - is among the dead.

Eight of the dead are women and 31 are men.

2:40pm Police have now confirmed they have secured a warrant of further detention from magistrates to continue questioning Mo Robinson for an extra 24 hours.

3:32pm The first eight bodies from the container are set to be moved to a mortuary later on today.

38 year old man and 38 year old woman arrested in Warrington

Friday 25th October

48 year old man from NI arrested at Standsted Airport

Timeline of trailer movement;

1. Sources say the GPS data shows it left Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland on 15 October before crossing over to Northern Ireland and then returning south to Dublin
2. From Dublin, it crossed over to Holyhead in Wales overnight on 16 October
3. That evening, it travelled to continental Europe from Dover to Calais in France
4. Between 17 and 22 October, it moved between various cities in Belgium and France, including Dunkirk, Bruges and Lille
5. On 22 October, it made its final crossing from Zeebrugge to Purfleet

 

[Marysmith]

28 October 2019:


OUR DESPAIR
I begged my son not to leave Vietnam… the people who did this must be punished, say parents of Essex truck victim

At least 24 families from the area believe their loved ones were on board the doomed lorry and have provided fingerprint and DNA samples in a bid to identify them.

But as they grieve, the evil people-trafficking gangs responsible for the outrage still torment them.

Mobsters move among mourners ordering them not to talk to police.

They are told they would be harmed and lose refunds of thousands of pounds paid for the ill-fated journey to the UK which ended in faraway Grays, Essex last Wednesday.

Families who had been willing to talk of their ordeal suddenly clam up as sinister figures are spotted circling their homes in cars and on motorbikes.

The Sun is prevented from meeting families by men who try to usher us away — so we leave the scene fearing for our safety.

Inside the 'Village of the Doomed' where people-traffickers still rule

Wow. What a situation. Unreal.

 

[HayLouise]

A book of condolence is being opened up in the Wirral today for the 39 people who were found dead in a lorry in Essex last week. It's been organised by Wirral Multicultural Organisation, who are inviting people to pay their respects at their centre in Birkenhead. #CapitalReports



CapitalLivNews on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

From 28 October 2019:


11:55am

One of the key bits of information to get from the court is the official indictment which a defendant faces.

In Robinson's case, it is four pages long.




Live updates as Mo Robinson appears in court this morning

 

[HayLouise]

Continued from 28 October 2019:

11:58am

Interestingly, the charges in addition to the manslaughter counts - conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration, concealing, converting criminal property, and acquiring criminal property - have been dated as 'between December 1, 2018, and October 24'.

12:37pm

Essex Police and Crime Commissioner Roger Hirst has joined Chief Constable BJ Harrington, MP Jackie Doyle Price and head of NCA Serious and Organised Crime unit Robert James at the Thurrock Council offices this morning.

They have all given speeches stressing they are determined to find those responsible.

Live updates as Mo Robinson appears in court this morning

 

[HayLouise]

#MoFAVietNam has been working to support the British competent authorities to speed up the process of identifying the nationalities and names of the victims of a tragedy in which 39 people were found dead in a container truck in Essex county of the UK on October 23.
@UKinVietnam



MoFAVietNam Spokesperson on Twitter

 

[Ched]

Video RT UK on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

Flowers and candles have been left at the industrial unit in #Grays just across the road from where 39 bodies were discovered inside a lorry trailer last week #Essex #HeartNews

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Heart News East on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

Flowers, cards and candles have been left at the industrial unit in Grays just across the road from where 39 bodies were discovered inside a lorry trailer last week #Essex

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Charlotte Sullivan on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

On 3 Oct, the older brother of Pham Thi Tra My, the “text message” suspected victim, posted on Facebook: “Wish you health and luck.” That day she left #Vietnam to embark on her perilous journey to UK. The family’d invested in a car but it burnt down a month earlier #lorrydeaths




Nga Pham on Twitter

 

[sleuth777]

Two brothers now wanted on suspicion of manslaughter

Essex lorry deaths: Two Northern Ireland brothers wanted on suspicion of manslaughter

 

[HayLouise]

29 October 2019:

Ronan Hughes, 40, from Armagh in Northern Ireland, and his brother Christopher, 34, also from Armagh, are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking, Essex Police said.

Detective Chief Superintendent Stuart Hooper, who is leading the investigation, said: "Finding and speaking to the Hughes brothers is crucial to our investigation.



Essex deaths: police seek Armagh brothers Ronan and Christopher Hughes in connection with lorry tragedy - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

 

[HayLouise]

More:

At this time we believe they are in Northern Ireland but they also have links to the Irish Republic.

"If you know where they are or have any information about their whereabouts I need you to call my team.

Essex deaths: police seek Armagh brothers Ronan and Christopher Hughes in connection with lorry tragedy - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk