Fourth arrest over Essex truck tragedy amid claims some victims could be from Vietnam
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Police have made a fourth arrest over the deaths of 39 people found dead in the back of a truck in Essex, east of London, amid speculation that some victims could be from Vietnam.
Essex Police said a 48-year-old man from Northern Ireland was arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and on suspicion of manslaughter.
A Vietnamese website in the UK has given police around 20 photos of people reported missing since 39 people were found dead in a lorry in Essex.
The community site Viethome says it was given the photos by families and has handed them to the Serious Crime Directorate.
It has asked relatives not to post the images online.
Those reported missing are aged between 15 to 45.
Earlier on Friday a man and a woman, both aged 38, were arrested in Warrington, northern England.
The driver of the truck, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, remains in police custody having been arrested on suspicion of murder.
As forensic experts began the process of identifying the victims, the Vietnamese embassy in London said families from the South-East Asian country had got in touch about missing relatives. There were growing concerns at least 10 of the victims could have been from Vietnam.
Police have said they believe the dead were Chinese, but Beijing said the nationalities had not yet been confirmed. Chinese and Vietnamese officials are now both working closely with British police, their respective embassies said.
