Truck driver accused of manslaughter of 39 migrants found in Essex

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A lorry driver has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter over the Essex container deaths.

Maurice Robinson, 25, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He is also charged with conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering.

Robinson, of Laurel Drive, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, is due before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Three others, a man and a woman, both 38, from Warrington, Cheshire, and a 48-year-old man from Northern Ireland remain in police custody.

All three were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people.

Via BBC / Sky News

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