British police investigating the deaths of 39 people in a refrigerated truck said on Saturday they had charged a driver arrested at the scene with manslaughter and people trafficking. by Ollie McAninch. October 24, 2019. in Media, News. The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry trailer in Essex. Maurice Robinson, 25, from Northern Ireland, faces "39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering", police said. The 39 Vietnamese men, women and children who were found dead in a lorry container died of suffocation and overheating, an inquest has heard. The bodies of 39 dead Chinese men and women in the back of a lorry in Essex was discovered on Wednesday. The vehicle was found shortly before 01:40 BST at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, police said. Credit;PA. The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Essex were Chinese nationals. The 39 bodies were found in a lorry container in eastern England on 23 October. Lorry driver Maurice “Mo” Robinson has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found dead in a refrigerated trailer last October in Grays, Essex. Police have begun the process … Police have been granted an extra 24 hours to question lorry driver Mo Robinson, 25, on suspicion of … Ten teenagers were among the … The discovery of 39 bodies inside a refrigerated lorry trailer in Essex is the UK’s worst such tragedy in almost 20 years. Daily Mail readers’ responses to 39 people who died in lorry is shocking One said he is "personally over the moon." The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry trailer had “no chance of survival” in sub-zero temperatures, according to a haulage expert. All 39 migrants who died in the Essex Lorry 'believed to be Vietnamese' Essex Police say they are in touch with suspected victims families and are working closely with the Vietnamese government.