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

[Noseyjosie]

JMO but Ì should imagine that Mo parked up for his tacho break to give himself maximum driving hours and took a walk round the trailer to do his visual checks. Maybe he noticed something amiss with the seals? Or perhaps the refrigeration system flagged up a fault? Either way I suspect he had no idea that 39 bodies were inside the trailer he'd just hitched up. What a heartbreakingly traumatic thing to find, poor young guy must be devastated. That Scania tractor unit is stunning, I bet it's his pride and joy.
There's so many victims in this terrible business

 

[HayLouise]

Brent Goff
@brentgofftv

We suspected #humantrafficking as soon as the story broke. 39 bodies found in a truck outside of #London.
@ChrisMelzer_NYC
of the
@UNHCR_de
on why that suspicion is a valid one. Watch here https://p.dw.com/p/3RooE?maca=en-Twitter-sharing…
@dwnews
@Refugees
#essex #lorry #bulgaria #EU

Brent Goff on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

24 October 2019:

Essex lorry deaths: Police continue to question driver

Police are continuing to question a lorry driver over 39 people found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Essex.

Mo Robinson, 25, from Portadown, County Armagh, was arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday by Essex Police.

Officers in Northern Ireland have raided two houses and the National Crime Agency said it was working to identify "organised crime groups who may have played a part".

[...]

Councillor Paul Berry said the village of Laurelvale, where the Robinson family live, was in "complete shock".

He said he had been in contact with Mr Robinson's father, who had learned of his son's arrest through social media.

Police continue to quiz man over 39 trailer deaths

 

[HayLouise]

A link, but I hate posting 'information' from the sun... MOO

Essex lorry deaths - 39 migrants 'had no chance of survival' in -25C airtight trailer as driver is held for mass murder

 

[RachelZachary]

I saw this play out too. One person stated
Mo had been released without charge and they all just ran with it. If anyone questioned it they just replied that it was further up thread. Oh ok. Doh, My inner sleuth was screaming “link please”!!

The comments people make on social media blow my mind. I will never understand why anyone comments on personal profiles. We live in a very strange world.

 

[HayLouise]

BBC Essex
@BBCEssex

"We haven't lost the fight - we're not bothered about it. We don't care about these people." Immigration lawyer
@HarjapBhangal
talks to BBC Essex after 39 bodies are discovered in a lorry in Grays. Harjap says "the media paints these people in a negative light".

(Video)

BBC Essex on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

Priti Patel MP
@patel4witham

This morning I met officers from Essex Police to express my thanks for their response to the tragic incident in Grays & receive an update on the investigation. I stand behind them as they continue their work to establish how this horrific event came to happen.

Priti Patel MP on Twitter

 

[Mrs Marple]

I saw this play out too. One person stated
Mo had been released without charge and they all just ran with it. If anyone questioned it they just replied that it was further up thread. Oh ok. Doh, My inner sleuth was screaming “link please”!!

So real life people actually do get their news from Facebook. When l heard this a while back l was very sceptical. Honestly think SM needs to be regulated through legislation.

Most people seem to think he is an innocent victim. I'm still on side eye facial expression. He had a baby on the way. He has an expensive cab. Good people are capable of doing bad things. Imo.

 

[HayLouise]

Didn't see this posted yesterday unless I missed it:

23 October 2019

Lorry death victims were all Chinese nationals, ITV News learns

The 39 people found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry trailer were all Chinese nationals, ITV News has learned.

The victims, all adults barring one teenager, were discovered in the early hours of Wednesday when the trailer was opened at an industrial estate in Essex.

Lorry death victims were all Chinese nationals, ITV News learns

 

[HayLouise]

24 October 2019:

Essex lorry deaths: 39 victims all Chinese nationals- reports

ITV News is reporting the victims, all adults barring one teenager, are from China.

The PSNI have searched two addresses in Northern Ireland, both thought to be linked to Mr Robinson.

Essex lorry deaths: 39 victims all Chinese nationals- reports - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

 

[HayLouise]

Robin Brant 白洛宾
@robindbrant

.
@BBCNews
reporting ‘at this stage it is understood that the 39 people found (dead) in the container at Grays, Essex were Chinese nationals.’ #china

Robin Brant 白洛宾 on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

Sophie Walsh
@sophie_walsh9

BREAKING: Local media reporting the 39 victims of the Essex truck tragedy were Chinese nationals. Yet to be confirmed
@9NewsAUS

Sophie Walsh on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

24 October 2019

Essex lorry deaths: 39 found dead 'were Chinese nationals'

The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Essex were Chinese nationals, it is understood.

Police are continuing to question lorry driver Mo Robinson, 25, who was arrested on suspicion of murder.

39 found dead in lorry 'were Chinese nationals'

 

[Mrs Marple]

Didn't see this posted yesterday unless I missed it:

23 October 2019

Lorry death victims were all Chinese nationals, ITV News learns

The 39 people found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry trailer were all Chinese nationals, ITV News has learned.

The victims, all adults barring one teenager, were discovered in the early hours of Wednesday when the trailer was opened at an industrial estate in Essex.

Lorry death victims were all Chinese nationals, ITV News learns

Will wait and see on this one but l thought it unlikely they were Bulgarian considering Bulgaria is a part of the EU so it's citizens enjoy freedom of movement to the UK (at present anyway)

 

[Spyder84]

This is the Dover Incident all over again - Either a copycat or the same gang...

2000 Dover incident - Wikipedia

 

[Mrs Marple]

This is the Dover Incident all over again - Either a copycat or the same gang...

2000 Dover incident - Wikipedia

Also through Zebrugge. Nearly 20 years and we haven't learnt anything.

 

[HayLouise]

Lisa Dowd Sky News
@LisaSkyNews

Essex lorry deaths: All 39 victims found in container were Chinese nationals - Sky sources http://news.sky.com/story/cctv-shows-essex-lorry-minutes-before-39-people-found-dead-inside-11843029

Lisa Dowd Sky News on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

Diane Abbott calls for 'safe and legal' refugee routes in wake of Essex Lorry deaths

 

[Shadowplayed]

Discussing this elsewhere and a friend of mine who works very near the site said this:

"The spot he parked in is right outside a disused, currently being renovated, large warehouse - on a through road. No cameras along the road, an ideal spot for letting people out of the back of a lorry in the dead of night, with nobody seeing them exit it.

Whats more, 50 yards further up the road, but around a bend, so out of immediate sight, is a 24/7 365 food bus, ideal cover for late night comings and goings for all sorts of people, truck drivers, teenagers on the way home from parties getting a bacon roll at 3am sort of thing."

 

[Sarahlou]

I don't know why but I didn't expect them to be Chinese. Awful thing to happen.