Two NI men due to appear at Old Bailey virtually in connection with deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals

Two NI men and three others are due to appear virtually at the Old Bailey tomorrow charged in connection with an investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals in October 2019.
By Gemma Murray
Published 7th Apr 2020, 17:19 BST
Police officers in a forsensic suits are photographed at the scene with a lorry, believed to have originated from Bulgaria, and found to be containing 39 dead bodies, inside a police cordon after being discovered at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, east of London, on October 23, 2019Police officers in a forsensic suits are photographed at the scene with a lorry, believed to have originated from Bulgaria, and found to be containing 39 dead bodies, inside a police cordon after being discovered at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, east of London, on October 23, 2019
Police officers in a forsensic suits are photographed at the scene with a lorry, believed to have originated from Bulgaria, and found to be containing 39 dead bodies, inside a police cordon after being discovered at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, east of London, on October 23, 2019

Maurice Robinson, 25, of Craigavon in Northern Ireland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and acquiring criminal property at the same court on Monday 25 November.

His outstanding charges include 39 counts of manslaughter, transferring criminal property and conspiracy to commit a human trafficking offence.

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Christopher Kennedy, 23, of Corkley Road in Darkley, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has been charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel of people with a view to exploitation and conspiracy to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law.

Information on their court appearance comes from a statement issued by Essex police today.

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