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Mo Robinson pleads guilty to the manslaughter of 39 Essex Lorry victims

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

03:44 8 Apr 2020


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Arrested, 25-year-old Mo Robinson

A man from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people, who were found dead in the back of a lorry in Essex in England.

The victims, who were all from Vietnam, were discovered in a refrigerated container in Grays on October 23rd last year.

The driver, 25 year-old Maurice Robinson from Craigavon, County Armagh, has entered his plea at the Old Bailey in London.

He's one of five men on trial - though they're appearing remotely because of the coronavirus outbreak.


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