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

[Skigh]

Does anyone know when his girlfriend's babies are due to be born?

 

[Elainera]

"possession of criminal property and one disguising criminal property, namely cash for the last two."

So does that mean he had cash hidden somewhere, probably in his house?

 

[Elainera]

Does anyone know when his girlfriend's babies are due to be born?

We can't discuss that here. It hasn't been reported.

 

[Ched]

On Thursday, Joachim Coens, chief executive of the port of Zeebrugge told Belgian media that a refrigerated trailer wouldn’t have been interfered with before it arrived in the port as it would have been sealed shut, suggesting the people were in the container before it arrived at the port. He added that the seal was examined, as well as the license plate, with only the driver being scanned by security cameras. According to The Telegraph, Zeebrugge has heat and carbon dioxide scanners, but only visual inspections took place, and only one in 400 ship containers have their papers checked.
The Essex lorry deaths expose the tragic cost of high-tech borders | WIRED UK

 

[HayLouise]

From thread 1 (thought this might be useful to refer back to instead of going through first thread)

23 October 2019:

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/family-ni-lorry-driver-arrested-17133245?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Exclusive: Video shows lorry in which 39 bodies were later found in Essex, moments before turning into industrial park

(Video)

ITV News on Twitter

A second CCTV camera shows the lorry from a different angle on the same road before turning into the industrial park

(Video)

ITV News on Twitter

Essex lorry murder suspect Mo Robinson "is 100% innocent" says close friend

NEW: Police search teams have just arrived at Mo Robinson’s house in Northern Ireland. It’s understood he was driving the lorry in Essex today in which 39 people died. No suggestion at this stage he knew about any people in the container. @itvnews



Peter A Smith on Twitter

39 people found dead in back of a truck; second truck found with 9 people still alive

Northern Ireland homes raided as police probe lorry driver's journey | Daily Mail Online

24 October 2019:

https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/mo-robinson/amp/

Investigation into crime gang launched after 39 bodies found in refrigerated lorry

Essex lorry deaths: Police probe suspected Irish people-smuggling ring after 39 migrants found frozen to death

Evil trafficking gangs 'have used same route used by Essex lorry for years'

Essex lorry deaths: Police probe suspected Irish people-smuggling ring after 39 migrants found frozen to death

Work starts to identify 39 bodies found in trailer

Parents fly over:

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/essex-lorry-deaths-suspect-mo-robinsons-parents-fly-from-northern-ireland-to-support-son-38626213.html

Lorry-driver Mo Robinson, from the Portadown area, is still being questioned by Essex Police. He’s been held for 30 hours so far.



Mark Simpson on Twitter

Essex murder probe: Police search two Co Armagh homes

Essex Police say three properties in County Armagh have been searched re. the discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry yesterday and a 25-year-old man remains in custody.

David Blevins on Twitter

BREAKING | Essex Police confirm the 39 bodies found in the lorry were Chinese nationals. 31 were men, 8 women. The teenager they previously reported understood to be a "young woman".
https://twitter.com/GD10
Gareth Davies on Twitter
https://twitter.com/GD10
Friend on how 'horrified' Irish lorry driver found 39 bodies in container

Essex lorry deaths: Belgian port Zeebrugge identified as smuggling hot spot in 2016

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-given-more-time-question-17140565

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...uck-driver-PASSED-saw-bodies-39-migrants.html

Global Trailer Rentals Ltd (GTR):

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2019/1024/1085287-migrant-deaths/
https://twitter.com/GD10
https://www.9news.com.au/world/esse...uk-world/12234777-b14a-4c43-ba89-0becc648e69b

The first victims have left the port under police escort to the hospital.

https://twitter.com/essexpoliceuk/status/1187444964545957892?s=21

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chinese-snakehead-gang-hunted-over-20719114

25 October 2019:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-50162617

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-50177820

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/cri...lgian-coast-local-officials-say-a4270361.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ing-data-reveals-route-in-days-before-tragedy

http://www.irishnews.com/news/north...ted-in-co-monaghan-1748158/?param=ds441rif44T

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/cops-probe-essex-lorry-victims-20721310

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10209505/essex-lorry-news-bodies-english-channel/

Two arrests:

https://news.sky.com/story/essex-lorry-deaths-police-make-two-more-arrests-11844757

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-bosss-wife-owned-lorry-39-dead-migrants.html

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/warrington-couple-formerly-owned-lorry-17144314

BREAKING: The BBC has been in touch with the families of three Vietnamese people who are worried that their relatives may have been on the trailer found in Grays on Wednesday morning.

BBC Essex on Twitter

https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/25/first-picture-woman-thought-among-39-dead-essex-lorry-10983296/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...mily-fears-daughter-among-essex-lorry-victims

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10212551/essex-lorry-news-deaths-vietnamese-victim-text/

BREAKING: The BBC has been in touch with the families of three Vietnamese people who are worried that their relatives may have been on the trailer found in #Essex on Wednesday morning. Watch @BBCNews for more details 1/

Johnny Greenwood on Twitter

Relatives of Pham Tra My- who is 26 - received a message from her on Tuesday night saying that she was suffocating. They have not been able to contact her since. They asked the BBC to pass on her details to Essex Police. They had paid £30,000 for her to be smuggled to Britain 2/

Johnny Greenwood on Twitter

Two other families have been in touch. They are relatives of a 26-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman.
The woman's family said that she said she was turning off her phone just before the crossing to the UK. They have not heard from her since. 3/

Johnny Greenwood on Twitter

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/25/essex-lorry-deaths-police-arrest-two-more-people

Ms Pham’s brother told the BBC that her journey to the UK had begun on 3 October. She had instructed the family not to contact her because “the organisers” did not allow her to receive calls.

Dominic Casciani on Twitter

“She flew to China and stayed there for a couple days, then left for France. She called us when she reached each destination," Mr Pham told the BBC. "The first attempt she made to cross the border to the UK was 19 October, but she got caught. and turned back."

Dominic Casciani on Twitter

At time of writing, the BBC has been provided information on THREE Vietnamese nationals whose families believe they were in the trailer based on their movements, messages and loss of contact since Tuesday/Wednesday.

Dominic Casciani on Twitter

Mr Maher is owner / director of:

http://www.photos-camions.com/t39059-t-m-t-thomas-maher-transport-warrington

NEW HAIR DON'T CARE LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)

Police at the property in #Warrington are continuing to take pictures and evidence from the house of two people arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people in the back of a lorry in Essex @LBCNews

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Tom Dunn on Twitter

Nguyen Dinh Luong, 20-years-old, is feared to be among the lorry dead. His brother has told the BBC that Dinh Luong left Vietnam a year ago & had been in France. Here he is outside Paris' Sacre Coeur. Last news his brother received were urgent messages from two phones.

Dominic Casciani on Twitter

Nguyen Dinh Luong has a distinctive tattoo on his arm. The BBC is providing all information received from the family to the police to assist their investigation.

Dominic Casciani on Twitter

Update: Now at least six. Clarification on the payments. Families pay a deposit to smugglers to get their relative on the move. Some of the families the BBC is in contact with have received that money back since the deaths were discovered.

Dominic Casciani on Twitter

NEW from Vietnamese Embassy in London on lorry deaths in Essex - say requests from “some Vietnamese families” to help identify if their family members were among victims but “the embassy has not yet received any official confirmation from the relevant agencies”:

Nick Stylianou on Twitter

A 4th person has been arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found in a truck container, Essex Police say. The 48-year-old man from Northern Ireland is suspected of trafficking offences and manslaughter.

CBC News Alerts on Twitter

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-10-25/two-further-arrests-in-connection-with-essex-lorry-deaths/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...-deaths-containers-x-rayed-security-zeebrugge

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-50185788

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/essex-deaths-conditions-39-victims-17150343 (graphic)

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-10-25...-again-expose-a-thriving-dark-trade-in-china/

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:115213/mmsi:205451000/imo:9125384/vessel:CLEMENTINE

https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/h...ested-in-relation-to-essex-lorry-tragedy.html

https://extra.ie/2019/10/25/news/irish-news/gtr-bodies-found-lorry-essex
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ai.../mmsi:205451000/imo:9125384/vessel:CLEMENTINE
26 October 2019:

Police are continuing to question four suspects over the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found inside a lorry in Essex. We'll hear from Alice Rosenthal and @nandosigona next #bbcgms

BBCScot WeekendGMS on Twitter

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/essex-lorry-deaths-route-used-17150670

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50190199

Essex lorry deaths: A Vietnamese community website in the UK has been given around 20 photos of people reported missing by their families

Essex lorry deaths: UK Vietnamese group hands photos of missing to police

Sky News on Twitter

https://truckerworld.uk/2019/10/ess...ond-driver-caught-on-cctv-at-port-in-belgium/

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/essex-lorry-deaths-tragedy-backs-17143320

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dad-woman-who-sent-chilling-20728338

https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/26/hunt...ctv-dropping-off-39-doomed-migrants-10986271/ (Graphic)

UK #police will this afternoon decide to either charge or release Mo Robinson in connection with the discovery of 39 dead migrants in the Lorry he drove on Thursday morning in Essex's...

Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/belgian-police-essex-lorry-deaths_uk_5db408ade4b079eb95a40b09

Essex lorry latest:

4 people being questioned:

* Mo Robinson (25) from NI

* 48yo from NI arrested at Stansted Airport

* Joanna Maher (38), her husband Thomas (38) from Warrington.

Before their arrest they denied having anything to do with the lorry, having sold it last year.

Mark Simpson on Twitter

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ire...ated-trailer-in-which-migrants-died-1.4063110

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/cri...ruck-driver-in-migrants-deaths-case-1.4063118

Third man from NI arrested:

https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2019-10-26/police-hunt-fifth-suspect-after-39-found-dead-in-trailer/

https://news.sky.com/story/essex-lo...om-rural-vietnamese-town-says-priest-11845515

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wifes-tears-husband-who-died-20729191

#Breaking Irish #Garda have just made a very significant arrest at Dublin port as part of the Essex migrant murder investigating..More

Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

Sky Sources say all 39 bodies found inside a lorry container in Grays in Essex have been removed from Tilbury Docks to a hospital for post-mortem examinations

Sky News Breaking on Twitter

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/man-aged-23-arrested-dublin-20729697

Fifth person arrested over deaths of 39 people in shipping container in #Essex. Man from Northern #Ireland detained in Dublin.

Jon Williams on Twitter

He was arrested at Dublin Port this morning after he arrived on a ferry from France.

Man arrested at Dublin Port in Essex investigation

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/...ith-death-of-39-people-in-lorry-38633155.html

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10216783/essex-lorry-deaths-hunt-more-drivers-migrants/

BREAKING: Maurice Robinson, 25, has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people over the Grays lorry trailer deaths, Essex Police said.

Allie Hodgkins-Brown on Twitter

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-50196265

The 39 people on the lorry all had a small bag of clothes with them.

Mark Simpson on Twitter

#Breaking World Exclusive....The cab suspected of driving the container in which 39 migrants died in Essex to the ferry in Zeebrugge is confiscated by #Garda as it disembarked in Dublin Port this morning..



Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

https://www.instagram.com/eamonnharrison/

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/eamon-harrison-appears-court-after-17153090
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/eamon-harrison-appears-court-after-17153090
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/cri...urt-following-arrest-at-dublin-port-1.4064018

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ire...lvale-in-shock-as-local-man-charged-1.4064020

https://news.sky.com/story/containe...-three-lorries-were-travelling-to-uk-11845644

#Breaking Belgium #police have identified the truck driver who drove the ill-fated container carrying the 39 migrants found dead in Essex to the ferry in Zeebrugge...The man is an Irish national...

Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...e-boss-wife-arrested-death-truck-tragedy.html

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.u...search-woolston-home-connection-lorry-deaths/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...dreamer-apparently-met-her-fate-idUSKBN1X50J9

27 October 2019:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7617881/Essex-migrants-death-suspects-vehicles-seized.html

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10195487/essex-lorry-deaths-two-arrested-released-bail/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-50197691

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...eaths-of-39-migrants-found-in-lorry-35vkdt7k5

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...er-wife-Joanna-bail-39-dead-lorry-arrest.html

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1...-news-arrest-mo-Robinson-Vietnam-Essex-police

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wor...xpected-to-interview-dublin-suspect-1.4064077

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wor...xpected-to-interview-dublin-suspect-1.4064077

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/youngest-essex-lorry-death-victim-20734975

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/essex-lorry-deaths-police-issue-17156399

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/pham-tra-mys-family-begged-17156426

28 October 2019:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10212270/essex-lorry-news-thomas-maher-joanna-arrest/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/27/essex-lorry-deaths-three-released-on-bail

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tragic-vietnamese-migrant-was-kicked-20738392

#Breaking An intelligence led operation by Irish #Garda will know form a significant part of the UK's investigation into the discovery of 39 dead migrants found in a container in Essex this week...

Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

#Breaking #brexit Stands in the way of Britain's biggest murder investigation...Irish #Garda are expected to execute a EAR(European Arrest Warrant)on Wednesday in relation to the discovery of 39 bodies in Essex this week.After 31'Oct it won't apply..

Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-50204294

Britain has handed over the materials of 4 victims among the 39 people found dead in the Essex truck to Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security for further investigation into the victims’ identity, according to Vietnam’s foreign ministry on Mon.

People's Daily, China on Twitter

Photo shows the cab that drove the ill-fated container carrying 39 migrants into Zeebrugge port under armed escort after it was seized at Dublin port on Saturday.The Bulgarian registered cab will know be transported to the UK for further examination..



Padraig O'Reilly Photographer on Twitter

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/17997398.mo-robinson-appears-court-morning-face-39-charges/

The issue has been referred straight to crown court - the Old Bailey - on November 25 this year.

Ellis Whitehouse on Twitter

No bail - serious grounds that if release Robinson would fail to surrender to police and hinder the investigation that’s ongoing.

Ellis Whitehouse on Twitter

25-year-old lorry driver Maurice Robinson has appeared in court by video link charged over the deaths of 39 people who were found in a trailer unit in Essex and has been remanded in custody until 25 November

Sky News Breaking on Twitter

Breaking: Essex Lorry Deaths. Court told Maurice Robinson 25 from Laurel Drive Craigavon was involved in a “global ring”. “The removal of large numbers of illegal immigrants into the UK “ court told number of suspects still wanted in connection with this investigation

Sharon O'Neill on Twitter

So, finally, here we are:

39 manslaughter, one conspiracy to human traffic, one conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration, one possession of criminal property and one disguising criminal property, namely cash for the last two.

All between December 18 and October this year.

Ellis Whitehouse on Twitter

 

[Mrs Marple]

MR has himself a fancy pants lawyer there. Bet that's not in legal aid. Hardly doing himself any favours, is he.

 

[HayLouise]

Priti Patel has told the Commons that the Border Force is "increasing their presence" in Purfleet while the Home Office is "accelerating" its joint intelligence-led operation with police to "disrupt and deter" organised crime gangs with lorries to "smuggle clandestine migrants".

BBC Essex on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

28 October 2019:

A Northern Irish man suspected of taking part in the trafficking of 39 migrants who were later found dead in a trailer told Belgian port authorities he was transporting biscuits, police there have said.

Essex lorry deaths: Driver said he was transporting biscuits

 

[HayLouise]

Contrary to earlier reports that the victims froze to death, it is now believed the main cause of death was suffocation.

According to the Belgian Public Prosecutors Office, the truck driver at Zeebruggee told port officials he was transporting biscuits and therefore the truck’s refrigeration unit did not need to be switched on.

The Belgian authorities said it is not yet clear if the man believed this and said it remains possible he did not know his trailer contained people.

Essex lorry deaths: Driver said he was transporting biscuits

 

[HayLouise]

The man, who is aged in his twenties, was arrested by armed gardaí when he arrived in his truck at Dublin Port on Sunday, having spent the previous three days in France.

Belgian Police said a European Arrest Warrant has already been issued for his arrest in relation to the trailer deaths.

Essex lorry deaths: Driver said he was transporting biscuits

 

[Bluetooth]

According to the Belgian Public Prosecutors Office, the truck driver at Zeebruggee told port officials he was transporting biscuits and therefore the truck’s refrigeration unit did not need to be switched on.s

Does anyone know how long the air/oxygen would last in the trailer if the fridge was turned off? Are we talking minutes or hours?

 

[HayLouise]

28 October 2019:


UK sends extra staff to Zeebrugge after Essex lorry deaths
Priti Patel also announces that more Border Force staff will be deployed at Purfleet

Extra UK immigration officers are to be deployed at the Belgian border port of Zeebrugge and more Border Force staff will operate at Purfleet after 39 people were found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Essex last week, the home secretary has said.

UK sends extra staff to Zeebrugge after Essex lorry deaths

 

[Mrs Marple]

Not sure. I suspect there are many variables.

I read that there has been a delay with the trailer, rhink it was Belfast Live or News. Wonder if that is true, if so, it may be significant.

At the end of the day though, they died due to greedy unscrupulous people taking their money and not giving a damn about their welfare.

 

[HayLouise]

A vigil is being held in Glasgow in memory of the 39 people who were found dead in a container truck in Essex last week. @lbc

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Phil McDonald on Twitter

 

[CSIDreamer]

All I'm wondering right now is why Ronan Hughes still hasn't been arrested?

Well, someone has a warrant out on them. Where is Hughes at currently?

 

[Ched]

The youngest victim is feared to be a 15-year-old boy, Nguyen Huy Hung, whose contact with his family ended abruptly on October 22, the day before the bodies were discovered.
Driver accused in lorry case 'is part of global people smuggling ring'

 

[Mommysleuth11]

The youngest victim is feared to be a 15-year-old boy, Nguyen Huy Hung, whose contact with his family ended abruptly on October 22, the day before the bodies were discovered.
Driver accused in lorry case 'is part of global people smuggling ring'

Such a tragic waste of young lives. I hope the families all have their answers soon, what ever that news may be.

 

[Mommysleuth11]

All I'm wondering right now is why Ronan Hughes still hasn't been arrested?

Well, someone has a warrant out on them. Where is Hughes at currently?

I wonder if this could have anything to do with EP fears that MR wouldn't surrender to bail. Possibly certain parties have been less than easy to track down? Pure speculation.
MOO

 

[Ched]

His older sister claims the 15-year-old had longed to be reunited with his parents Nguyen Huy Tung and Nyguen Thi Huyen.

She revealed he had spent the past two months travelling to the UK to see them.

The 16-year-old, living in Korea, wrote on Facebook: "My brother left France for the UK and we have not been able to contact him since then".

It is thought the parents paid at least £10,000 to arrange the passage for their youngest son
Faces of Essex lorry 'victims' who dreamed of a better life in the UK

 

[Ched]

Mr McCabe said: "There have been reports over the weekend that local people near the Waterglade Industrial Park had previously reported seeing migrants dropped off from lorries and, indeed, had found discarded foreign passports at the site, and yet these were not followed up."
Essex lorry deaths: Locals saw migrants leaving trailers before tragedy