[18], On 11 February 2020, Essex Police said that post-mortems gave a combination of hypoxia and hyperthermia as the provisional causes of death. He was later arrested in Germany. The migrants died "excruciatingly painful" deaths, having suffocated in the container en route from Belgium to Purfleet in October 2019, a judge said. Despite the shock and horror, less than 36 hours after the discovery, as little as six bunches were laid at the site of the mass murder - something we stepped in to change, calling for residents to join us in laying flowers at the scene. During the voyage, the temperature rose from the high 20s all the way up to 38.5C (101F), by which point the air was too toxic for human life. A 25-year-old Vietnamese woman is believed to be among the dead after her family received a haunting series of text messages. He was described as an organiser for the people-trafficking organisation, arranging accommodation and transit for money. Want the latest Essex news direct to your inbox? When Robinson discovered the bodies, there was a series of telephone conversations between him and Nica and Hughes, of Tyholland, County Monaghan, Ireland, before the driver eventually dialled 999. Essex lorry deaths: Men jailed for killing 39 migrants in trailer 22 January 2021 Essex lorry deaths The 39 people who died in the back of a trailer as it crossed the North Sea. The court heard Robinson - who discovered the bodies after collecting the trailer when it arrived in Purfleet, Essex - had received a message from Hughes which read: "Give them air quickly, don't let them out.". "The day he left it was 6th September. Essex lorry deaths: CCTV shows arrival at industrial park A spokesman for the Bulgarian foreign affairs ministry said the truck was registered in the country under the name of a company. [34] British police had also searched two properties in Northern Ireland. Lorry driver Eamonn Harrison, 24, also from Northern Ireland, who collected the migrants in northern France and drove the container to Zeebrugge, was found guilty of people-smuggling and 39 counts of manslaughter in December. [59] The police operation was organised with a cross-border team organised by Eurojust that included Belgium, France, the UK and Ireland. Police later moved the bodies to a mortuary at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford for post-mortems to be carried out. A National Crime Agency spokesman said that the individual was "suspected by the Belgian authorities of having played a key role in placing at least 10 migrants inside that lorry. Video evidence showed how the trainer containing 39 Vietnamese migrants made its way to the UK. He was charged with 41 offences, including 39 of manslaughter, and extradition proceedings began in the Irish High Court. [27], A murder investigation was launched on the morning of the day of the discovery. He said the victims died in an "unimaginable way, because of the utter greed of these criminals". THE 39 migrants who died in the back of a lorry trailer in Essex left bloody handprints on the inside doors of the metal container, it has been reported. Something went wrong, please try again later. [12], On 23 October 2019, shortly after 01:40 BST, staff of the East of England Ambulance Service responding to a 999 call made by the driver, Maurice Robinson, who found 39 bodies in a refrigerated articulated lorry. He was returned to the UK where he was charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. The ambulance service informed Essex Police, who arrived shortly afterwards. Glen Freeland, from GSF Car Parts which is close to where the bodies were found, said staff could not access the shop on Eastern Avenue on Wednesday morning. Maurice Robinson, 26, the lorry driver from Northern Ireland who collected the container containing the 39 people from the port in Essex in October 2019, and also pleaded guilty last year to . [40] He was remanded in custody, to appear at the Central Criminal Court on 25 November. Exactly two years ago, Essex was dealt one of the worst tragedies it's ever seen. "We thought maybe someone had broken into a lorry, but it's just awful. A port worker who drove the trailer off the ship later reported noticing a pungent smell that was "similar to waste". 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Have you been affected by this morning's incident? Thurrock deaths: Aerial footage of lorry container in Essex where 39 bodies have been found. "He told me that he would only go on a 'VIP package', in a private car," she said. I want to come back to my family. "I didn't take my eyes off the lorry while I was on the [999] call.". "Many people around here go overseas to find work. The trailer's jammed. "A load of immigrants just got out of a lorry, they just got into Mercedes and all that," Ms Andrews told the 999 operator. Matthew Long, deputy director of National Crime Agency, said the whole idea of some kind of special service was a con. "This time, they simply had too many people on board," he told the Old Bailey. Robinson, of Craigavon, County Armagh, returned to his cab before driving off and making his first call to Hughes. During the trial, jurors were given a snapshot of the victims - who included a bricklayer, a university graduate and a nail bar technician - and their dreams of a better life. The families of the victims who lost their lives continue to mourn their losses, with many still struggling with the debts of the money they spent in search of a better life. Read about our approach to external linking. The twice-daily update will deliver the top news and features to your inbox every morning and evening. So he did.". [5] In the evening of 23 October, the Belgian prosecutor's office announced that they would also investigate the lorry's transit through their country. In addition, Valentin Calota from Birmingham and Christopher Kennedy, from County Armagh, were found guilty of immigration offences. He was charged with unrelated offences. Families of Vietnamese migrants found dead in lorry in Essex to be paid 180,000, Essex lorry deaths: Man charged with 39 counts of manslaughter appears in court, Essex lorry deaths: Police release image of suspect Marius Draghici wanted in connection with deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals. The crime scene is just a short distance from intu Lakeside shopping centre and the M25 Dartford Crossing. [59] Thirteen people were arrested in France. All of the others convicted were Vietnamese or Belgians of Vietnamese origin and were accused of buying supplies for the migrants, transporting them in taxis or acting as look-outs at safe houses. They died excruciatingly slow deaths, the judge said, of asphyxia and hyperthermia, or overheating. Have a good life. [77] Sentencing hearings for all eight guilty men are expected in January 2021. I am sorry. [7][10][11], The Zeebrugge port chairman said it was "highly unlikely" the migrants entered the trailer there, and that breaking the seal, loading 39 people and resealing the trailer without being noticed would be "virtually impossible". Early indications suggest the victims are 38 adults and one teenager. We've just seen what has been said online. A week later, she saw the same red-cabbed lorry in front of her home, near the village golf club, during yet another smuggling run. I cannot breathe. [59] Authorities said a series of simultaneous early morning raids had taken place in both countries on 25 May 2020. The chief constable of Essex police, Ben-Julian Harrington, said this was the biggest operation in his forces history. When Robinson stopped on a nearby industrial estate, he found that the migrants were all dead. His barrister said Robinson, who admitted manslaughter, being part of the trafficking plot and money laundering, was "horrified by what he saw". (From left) Gheorghe Nica and Ronan Hughes were jailed for a total of 47 years, while Eamonn Harrison was sentenced to 18 years. The two ringleaders of the people-smuggling gang responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people who suffocated in a sealed refrigeration container as they were transported across the Channel from France have received prison sentences of 27 and 20 years. A 25-year-old lorry driver from Northern Ireland has been arrested, Essex Police says. He always dreamed of going to the UK and he tried very hard to study at school as well as learning English for that purpose. While the migrants were detained by the French authorities, the driver Christopher Kennedy was allowed to continue on his way to Kent. This article does contains many crime scene photos, as well as the group's strangely joyful exit interview video which was shot just before their deaths, Applewhite's final video, a house tour while the bodies were still inside, and an interview with a surviving member who does show a video of the cult going about their daily routines. On all three runs, Nica, of Basildon, Essex, had arranged cars and a van to transport the migrants at the UK end. One of the biggest murder probes in British history is launched after the horrific discovery at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays. [78] Prosecutors are considering charges against a further three people. He said on the fatal trip the temperature had been rising along with the carbon dioxide levels throughout, hitting 40C (104F) while the container was at sea on 22 October 2019. Both men had made it as far as France - Tiep, via Russia, in 2017, and his older cousin a year later. Earlier this month, Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Barclay Road, Tottenham, north London, was sentenced, having admitted his limited role in the people-smuggling operation. Det Ch Insp Stoten said: "This crime group have been stopped on many, many, occasions in Europe and the UK - and they continued. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? They are believed to have been either victims of human trafficking (for example, as forced labourers), migrants who paid smugglers to move them to the United Kingdom, or both. The trailer had been shipped from the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, to Purfleet, Essex, UK, and the lorry cab and its driver are believed to have originated from Northern Ireland. Officers discovered a metal post on the lorry floor. It was never sent. 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