UK - 39 bodies found in lorry, Essex, 23 October 2019

[Arose]

This guy knew what he was doing- he knew that area was abandoned at that time and the perfect place to let everyone out of the lorry. The reason he passed out is because when he opened the lorry, he was met with piles of dead bodies and the smell of death instead of the very much alive humans he thought would come rushing out. The more that comes out the worse it looks for this guy. If this is the case, I have zero sympathy for him, he didn't care about these people/didn't want to help them. He just wanted to make some dirty, easy money. Greed knows no bounds and humanity is such a disappointment. I'm incredibly cynical for a reason- just read about the Libby Squire case as well. ugh.

 

[Thelastleg]

I think it's just the cooler bulkhead at the front of the trailer. If you look at this ad for a used Cargobull fridge unit the photo of the inside looks similar
2013 SCHMITZ SINGLE TEMPERATURE FRIDGES

I was looking at this the wrong way. I also thought is was pallets and at the back of the trailer. thanks

 

[Ched]

Can anyone point to any other cases where the police have bought in eg family members to talk to suspect ? I can only think that he says he’ll talk after telling parents first hand what’s happened but that’s just a complete guess .

why would police do this ? Thanks

 

[Mrs Marple]

Can anyone point to any other cases where the police have bought in eg family members to talk to suspect ? I can only think that he says he’ll talk after telling parents first hand what’s happened but that’s just a complete guess .

why would police do this ? Thanks

I cant think of any other cases off hand. My opinion is LE know he is cannon fodder and they want the big guys but he's not talking. Mum and dad might persuade him to see sense.

 

[HayLouise]

Morning readers. Stay with @beltel for all your breaking news. Here's a look at the front page of the Belfast Telegraph this morning belfasttelegraph.co.uk



Belfast Telegraph on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

A vigil's being held outside Sheffield Town Hall later for the 39 people found dead in the trailer of a lorry in Essex #CapitalReports



Capital Yorks News on Twitter

 

[Ched]

The trailer was leased from one Irish company, the Monaghan-based Global Trailer Rental Europe, on 15 October to another business on the Irish border. It was the first time the second business had made such a leasing arrangement. Essex lorry deaths: tracking data reveals route in days before tragedy | UK news | The Guardian

 

[Ched]

Cops 'probe if Essex lorry victims were being trafficked as sex slaves'

 

[HayLouise]

25 October 2019:

Trailer where 39 Chinese nationals were found dead was rented in Co Monaghan

 

[HayLouise]

Cops 'probe if Essex lorry victims were being trafficked as sex slaves'

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Police are reportedly probing whether some of the Essex lorry victims were being sold into prostitution.

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Cops are now investigating whether the dead were being sold as slaves to work in nail bars, brothels, massage parlours and restaurants, MailOnline reports.

The criminal trafficking networks have operated for years and have been responsible for previous atrocities.

Cops 'probe if Essex lorry victims were being trafficked as sex slaves'

 

[HayLouise]

A vigil's being held later in #Sheffield for the 39 people found dead in the trailer of a lorry in Essex. It'll take place at the Town Hall #HeartNews



Heart Yorkshire News on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

Our Director of the School of Justice Studies, Dr Dan Silverstone, @thetimes today sharing his experience on people trafficking and gangs in relation to the tragic #lorrydeaths in Essex. ‘Snakehead gangs fuel organised crime in UK’

Lorry deaths: Chinese snakehead gangs fuel organised crime in UK



Liverpool John Moores University on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

“The likes of @michaelgove, the likes of @KTHopkins. They will still be marauding all round the planet .” - @danielfyork

Mourners gathered for a vigil outside the Home Office, to pay respect to the 39 Chinese nationals who died in a lorry container in Essex.

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RT UK on Twitter

 

[Ched]

Regarding the “luxury house” mentioned on articles (it looks a lovely house ) it also actually mentions its worth £160k which I think would surprise most of us as it does look like it’s worth lots more purely based on house prices I know near me in southern England , so just pointing out this isn’t some extremely rich guy

 

[HayLouise]

25 October 2019:


Essex lorry deaths: tracking data reveals route in days before tragedy

GPS data from the refrigerated trailer shows it also made two trips between the UK and mainland Europe between 16 October and 22 October, the day the bodies were found in an industrial estate in Essex.

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Sources have said that GPS data from the refrigerated unit shows that it left Monaghan on 15 October, before crossing into Northern Ireland, and then back south into the republic of Ireland.

It then travelled from Dublin port to Holyhead in north Wales overnight on 16 October, before crossing over to mainland Europe that evening.

It shows the trailer travelled to Dunkirk and Lille in France and Bruges. Dunkirk is 40 minute from Calais and is a known site for people-smugglers preying on migrants seeking to get across the English channel to the UK.

The data from the tracking device, which has been passed on to Essex police investigating the murders, also shows the trailer made two journeys between the UK and mainland Europe between October 17 and 22.

Essex lorry deaths: tracking data reveals route in days before tragedy | UK news | The Guardian

 

[HayLouise]

Matthew Carter from @BritishRedCross, who's been supporting emergency services working at the scene in Grays, describes how some of those involved are coping

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BBC Essex on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

Chinese National Yuqi Chen, from London, felt compelled to lay flowers at the cordon in Grays. Police are beginning the post mortem process of the 39 bodies, believed to be Chinese.

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BBC Essex on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

UK media intern, Yiran Tang, says people in China are desperate for police to find “the truth” behind the discovery of 39 bodies in the refrigerated lorry in Grays. @EssexPoliceUK still have the 25-year-old driver in custody.

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BBC Essex on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

25 October 2019:


Post-mortems to be carried out on Essex truck bodies

The Chinese foreign ministry said at a briefing in Beijing today: "We hope the UK can verify the identities of the victims as soon as possible… no matter where these victims come from, this is a tragic case."

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Yesterday evening, the first 11 victims were moved by a private ambulance with a police escort from the Port of Tilbury to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.

The remaining bodies will be transported in stages, with police expecting all the victims to be moved to hospital by the end of the week.

Essex Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington said he had the "utmost confidence" in his officers as the force leads its largest-ever murder investigation.

Post-mortems to be carried out on Essex truck bodies

 

[Elgana]

Regarding the “luxury house” mentioned on articles (it looks a lovely house ) it also actually mentions its worth £160k which I think would surprise most of us as it does look like it’s worth lots more purely based on house prices I know near me in southern England , so just pointing out this isn’t some extremely rich guy

That's useful to know. I did wonder what house prices were like in that area as you would have to pay a substantial amount more for a house like that where I live in South East England.