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We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. He said the victims died in an "unimaginable way, because of the utter greed of these criminals". [83][6] Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, said that she was "shocked and saddened by this utterly tragic incident", and that Immigration Enforcement were working with the Essex Police. 48 year old Romanian national Marius Mihai Draghici is believed to be part of the conspiracy to smuggle the migrants into the UK. [100] The deputy chair of the Can Lc District, had reportedly been told by officials that the Vietnamese government offered to only pay the costs of bringing the bodies "home from the airport" and would pay in advance on behalf of the families only if the families would later pay them back. I cannot breathe. Want the latest Essex news direct to your inbox? The deaths have been a wake-up call for police. Speculation was rife as drips of information were fed through, clarified and confirmed while politicians stepped in to comment on the deadly discovery. All you have to do is to click here and type in your email address. Other people involved in the case were jailed for between one and 10 years. "He didn't go straight to the UK, he went to Germany first. Ms Andrews described ringing police again after seeing the news of the 39 deaths on social media. Nguyen Van Hung's mother, Pham Thi Lan, agreed. It was here that a number of people were seen being delivered by taxi to an agricultural shed, before later clambering into a lorry. This article does contains many crime scene photos, as well as the group's strangely joyful exit interview video which was shot just before their deaths, Applewhite's final video, a house tour while the bodies were still inside, and an interview with a surviving member who does show a video of the cult going about their daily routines. Following a 10-week trial in 2020, Northern Irish lorry driver Eamonn Harrison was found guilty of 39 counts of manslaughter, while Romanian organiser Gheorghe Nica was convicted of the same charges. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Someone said he should go to the UK. I want to come back to my family. Four people received a custodial sentence of at least 13 years. "For the 39 men and women inside, that lorry had become their tomb. The chief constable of Essex police, Ben-Julian Harrington, said this was the biggest operation in his forces history. The offence allegedly occurred between May 2018 and October 2019. A similar run was stopped at the mouth of the Eurotunnel at Coquelles in France on 14 October, when 20 Vietnamese migrants were discovered. During the investigation, there was one crucial piece of evidence which cracked the case "wide open", a recent documentary into the deaths revealed. Those inside had stripped to their underwear in the sweltering heat and tried to bash their way out of the trailer's roof. The court heard some of their final desperate phone messages, including one where a man spoke with ragged breaths as he apologised to his family. Image: Police and forensics at the crime scene in Grays, Essex, in October 2019 The victims died from suffocation and hyperthermia in the confined space of the truck, which arrived on a ferry from . Hughes, an Irish haulier, alternated between legitimate shipments of waffles, soft drinks and wine from warehouses across Europe and illegal smuggling of alcohol, cigarettes and people. [98] He also urged his country's Foreign Ministry to direct the Vietnamese embassy in UK to closely monitor the situation, co-ordinate with the British authorities to verify the identities of the victims and take protective measures in case it was confirmed Vietnamese were among them. He was accused of "conspiracy to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law by a non-EU person". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Families were worried they could still be left in debt, despite over 84,000 having been raised to help them. Officers discovered a metal post on the lorry floor. RM 2B4WWCW - Southend, Essex, UK. When Robinson discovered the bodies, there was a series of telephone conversations between him and Nica and Hughes, of Tyholland, County Monaghan, Ireland, before the driver eventually dialled 999. Alongside the crucial testimony - giving a voice to the 39 - Essex Police was able to extradite Ronan Hughes back to the UK from Ireland. Earlier this month, Gazmir Nuzi, 43, of Barclay Road, Tottenham, north London, was sentenced, having admitted his limited role in the people-smuggling operation. Both were found guilty of manslaughter and conspiracy to transport and assist illegal migrants. Smugglers often force migrants to work off the cost of the trip in slave-like conditions. Every person in that trailer had left behind a family. We choose the most important stories of the day to include in the newsletter, including crime, court news, long reads, traffic and travel, food and drink articles and more. In the CNN report, this question was described to be "about the possibility of Chinese citizens being illegally trafficked" and "was rebuffed by the spokesperson". ", Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. He was charged with unrelated offences. The risks taken by the crime group responsible for the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry container in Essex were 'sadly not unusual', a senior Immigration Enforcement official has said. From the French capital, they had made their way to a town called Bierne, in northern France. [14] The investigation was the "largest mass fatality victim identification" investigation in the history of Essex Police. "I didn't take my eyes off the lorry while I was on the [999] call.". On 11 October, about 15 migrants made the journey across the channel, though in a different trailer to the one in which the 39 died. [69] Judge Burns remanded the accused until 12 June 2020, when Ireland's High Court ordered his extradition to the UK. [97], After reports that Vietnamese citizens might be among the deceased, Nguyn Xun Phc, Vietnamese Prime Minister, ordered the country's Public Security Ministry and the authorities of its two central provinces of H Tnh and Ngh An, where a number of missing citizens come from, to launch a probe into the case. After his brief drive around Grays, Robinson again parked up at the industrial estate. The victims were 28 men, eight women and three children, two of them aged 15. Recordings from some of the victims' final desperate phone messages were played aloud in court. Tiep's mother, Hoang Thi Ai, told the BBC why they had changed their minds. Lorry driver Maurice Robinson and haulage boss Ronan Hughes had previously admitted the manslaughter of the migrants. "We are in the process of identifying the victims, however I anticipate that this could be a lengthy process. So he did.". Lorry driver Christopher Kennedy, 24, of County Armagh, and van driver Valentin Calota, 38, of Birmingham, were also convicted of being part of the people-smuggling plot. [81], In January 2022, 19 people were convicted in Belgium of being part of a people smuggling ring connected to the deaths, including the ringleader Vo Van Hong who was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Nica flew out of the country the next day. Along with lorry driver Eamonn Harrison, 23, he has been found guilty of manslaughter. He was one of the organisers of the smuggling operation but denied involvement in the lethal trip. "I am receiving regular updates from the Home Office & will work closely with Essex Police as we establish exactly what has happened. Read about our approach to external linking. He loved football very much and he loved UK teams as well as the Champions League. We wouldn't transport animals in that way. Essex Police investigate serious crime scene on Cromer Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex. [34] British police had also searched two properties in Northern Ireland. (From left) Gheorghe Nica and Ronan Hughes were jailed for a total of 47 years, while Eamonn Harrison was sentenced to 18 years. 2023 BBC. While Hughes admitted manslaughter, both Nica and Harrison were convicted by a jury. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Additionally, money was donated by Vingroup, and other Vietnamese associations across Europe. Alexandru Hanga, 28, who performed a similar role on one occasion in October 2019, and who last year pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist unlawful migration, was sentenced to three years in prison. [35], On 25 October, police arrested a man and a woman from Warrington, Cheshire, on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people,[36] and another man at Stansted Airport regarding the same offences. [89], In October 2021, the BBC broadcast the hour-long documentary Hunting the Essex Lorry Killers. Sixteen days after police officers found the pile of bodies in the back of the refrigerated lorry. Murder detectives try to identify 38 adults and teenager thought to have come in trailer from Belgium. His father, Hoang Van Lanh, believed his son was tricked, possibly at the last moment. [49][50] In February 2020 five men and two women were charged in Vietnam with "organising or broking others to flee abroad or stay abroad illegally". That call between Robinson and Hughes then triggered a flurry of further communications between other men involved in the trafficking operation. Five people were found not guilty. Det Ch Insp Daniel Stoten said: "May this serve as a warning to those who think it's OK to prey on the vulnerabilities of migrants and their families, transporting them in a way worse than we would transport animals. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. [4] Other refugee groups have expressed concern that the border confusion surrounding Brexit will give more opportunities for groups to commit similar crimes. He was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. "The day he left it was 6th September. [60], On 17 March 2021 a 23-year-old haulier from Caledon, County Tyrone was charged with conspiracy to assist illegal immigration in connection with the deaths. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. [40] He was remanded in custody, to appear at the Central Criminal Court on 25 November. [23], On 3 November, Vietnamese officials provided DNA samples from people in Ngh An Province and essential documents to help identify the deceased. [73][74], In January 2021, an extradition hearing was held at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a Vietnamese man, said to be aged 18, who appeared via videolink from HM Prison Wandsworth accused of transporting 10 of the 39 from a safehouse in Anderlecht. The judge said Nica "recruited and paid the drivers whose job it was to collect the migrants when they reached the drop-off site in this country and to drive them to the safe house(s) where they were to be held until payment". During the lengthy court cases at the Old Bailey in London, shocking details from the tragedy were uncovered. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. He persuaded them, saying he would only have to pay the 10,500 fee due to the people smugglers after he had arrived in the UK. Read about our approach to external linking. He always dreamed of going to the UK and he tried very hard to study at school as well as learning English for that purpose. Thwarted in France, he said, the smugglers were possibly attempting to "do two loads in one". At the Old Bailey, two lorry drivers were also jailed for manslaughter. 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Matthew Long, deputy director of National Crime Agency, said the whole idea of some kind of special service was a con. Maurice Robinson, 26, the lorry driver from Northern Ireland who collected the container containing the 39 people from the port in Essex in October 2019, and also pleaded guilty last year to . At 00:30 GMT on 23 October, 2019, the MV Clementine docked at Purfleet-on-Thames. On Saturday afternoon, Essex Police provided a fresh update revealing at the 25-year-old lorry driver had now been charged. The court heard Robinson - who discovered the bodies after collecting the trailer when it arrived in Purfleet, Essex - had received a message from Hughes which read: "Give them air quickly, don't let them out.". [66][67] On 8 April 2020, he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of the 39 victims. Read about our approach to external linking. [91], Later, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised a CNN reporter's question, which had contrasted the incident with the Chinese government's depiction of a more economically prosperous China. Maurice Robinson, 26, was given 13 years and four months, having collected the trailer and opened it in an industrial estate to find the migrants dead. His loss is so sudden for us. Some wanted to work in nail salons while one of the 15-year-olds who died said he would find work in an illegal cannabis farm. "I can't breathe," he said. 2023 BBC. Ten teenagers including two 15-year-old boys were among the 39 people found dead in a lorry . Ronan Hughes, 41, and Gheorghe Nica, 43, played "leading roles" in the smuggling conspiracy and were jailed for 20 and 27 years respectively. A National Crime Agency spokesman said that the individual was "suspected by the Belgian authorities of having played a key role in placing at least 10 migrants inside that lorry. "[53], On 17 April 2020, a 42-year-old man from Tottenham was charged with an immigration offence related to the deaths. The migrants died "excruciatingly painful" deaths, having suffocated in the container en route from Belgium to Purfleet in October 2019, a judge said. Something went wrong, please try again later. In addition, Valentin Calota from Birmingham and Christopher Kennedy, from County Armagh, were found guilty of immigration offences. "We are working with Thurrock Council to mitigate against any impact our investigation scene will have locally.". Four men have been jailed for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex. They are believed to have been either victims of human trafficking (for example, as forced labourers), migrants who paid smugglers to move them to the United Kingdom, or both. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. He had seen a friend's Facebook post showing that they had made it to London. Maurice Robinson, 26, the lorry driver from Northern Ireland who collected the container containing the 39 people from the port in Essex in October 2019, and also pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter and people-smuggling, was sentenced to 13 years and four months. These are the first photographs of the lorry where 39 bodies were discovered today. It then travelled through the Republic of Ireland to Dublin, and from there by sea to Holyhead in Wales, from where it was driven to Purfleet. The families of many of the victims had mortgaged their land to pay fees of up to 30,000 to people smugglers to take them in stages to the UK; the trial only focused on the final leg of the journey between France and Britain. Post-mortem examinations found they died of overheating and a lack of oxygen. "I immediately recognised this cab and trailer on the news as certainly being the same one that I had seen on both 11 October and 18 October, 2019," she said. A 25-year-old lorry driver from Northern Ireland has been arrested, Essex Police says. [33], On 24 October, the Evening Standard speculated that the trailer had travelled from the Netherlands before its departure from Belgium. The families of the victims who lost their lives continue to mourn their losses, with many still struggling with the debts of the money they spent in search of a better life. [69] Counsel for the Minister for Justice, Ronan Kennedy SC disagreed, calling the claim of extraterritoriality a red herring and that the court should not engage in a "fanciful debate" as to whether other states had jurisdiction to try these offences. Police were called at 5am. Robinson gave a thumbs-up in reply. "A load of immigrants just got out of a lorry, they just got into Mercedes and all that," Ms Andrews told the 999 operator. "We thought maybe someone had broken into a lorry, but it's just awful. He described how he desperately searched for "signs of life", a pulse or a breath. It is seen beside a white police tent in the aerial shots. [69] The counsel for the state pointed out that the 39 people died after the trailer had entered the UK and that it was nonsensical to suggest their deaths had occurred anywhere other than the UK. [59] Authorities said a series of simultaneous early morning raids had taken place in both countries on 25 May 2020. He slowly brought the lorry to a stop at the industrial estate, got out of the cab and opened the trailer door. [27], A murder investigation was launched on the morning of the day of the discovery. He was immediately released having already served his sentence in custody. We knew people who had already made the journey. They had each paid about 13,000 to be smuggled into the UK and had desperately tried to raise the alarm as they suffocated inside the pitch-black refrigerated unit, which had been switched off. ", Video evidence showed how the trainer containing 39 Vietnamese migrants made its way to the UK. Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh, 28, from Nghe An, wrote a text message that was never sent, The 39 people who died in the back of a trailer as it crossed the North Sea between Zeebrugge and the UK, Hoang Van Tiep's parents Hoang Thi Ai (left) and Hoang Van Lanh said their son had paid for a "VIP service", They are callous and they are dangerous and they are out to exploit these people. [11][12], On 2 November, police clarified they were all Vietnamese. [82], UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a tweet that he was "appalled" at the incident, giving his thoughts to the victims and their families, adding that the Home Office was working alongside Essex Police on the case. [94][95][96] [57][58], On 26 May 2020 French and Belgian police announced the arrest of 26 people suspected of human trafficking in relation to the Essex lorry deaths. One man spoke with ragged breaths to his family, saying: I cant breathe. The journey of 23 October and the earlier failed run on 14 October were connected, said Bill Emlyn Jones, who prosecuted the case. Some of the victims reassured their anxious families that they had paid extra for a so-called VIP journey to the UK which meant the lorry driver was helping them to cross the border, and there was no need for them to break into vehicles and stow themselves away. The ship left Zeebrugge in the middle of the afternoon, bound for the port of Purfleet-on-Thames, in Essex. He found none. [92][93] The question was then further criticised by Chinese media after the victims were found not to be Chinese. Temperatures in the unit had reached an "unbearable" 38.5C (101F) as the migrants were sealed inside for at least 12 hours, the court heard. [77], On 11 January 2021, Gazmir Nuzi was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment after admitting a limited role in the smuggling ring, with the prosecution accepting that he was not part of the organised crime group. One of the biggest murder probes in British history is launched after the horrific discovery at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays. It was never sent. [101], An international fundraiser through GoFundMe raised money to help cover the potential additional debts that the families might incur bringing home the deceased. All of the others convicted were Vietnamese or Belgians of Vietnamese origin and were accused of buying supplies for the migrants, transporting them in taxis or acting as look-outs at safe houses. The red and white lorry is pictured at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, Essex, surrounded by forensic. A restaurant worker in the industrial estate, who did not want to be named, said: "There's a lot of police and forensics. Sweeney said there was a need for deterrent sentences because the control of immigration, which affects the social fabric of our country, our economy and our security is an area of considerable public concern. Glen Freeland, from GSF Car Parts which is close to where the bodies were found, said staff could not access the shop on Eastern Avenue on Wednesday morning. We were struggling to give our children a proper education. The 39 people who died in the back of a trailer as it crossed the North Sea between Zeebrugge and the UK, [Left to right] Eamonn Harrison, Ronan Hughes, Gheorghe Nica and Maurice Robinson were all jailed for manslaughter, [Left to right] Valentin Calota, Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga and Christopher Kennedy were also sentenced on Friday, The bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were discovered in a refrigerated trailer on 23 October 2019, After receiving this message from his boss, Robinson got out of his cab, opened the trailer door and discovered the bodies, The moment lorry driver Maurice Robinson opened the trailer door and discovered the bodies inside was captured on CCTV, Ronan Hughes (left) met Gheorghe Nica at a budget hotel in Thurrock, Essex, learned of his son's death via social media, admitted his limited role in the people-smuggling operation, US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Celebrities who say their children will get no inheritance, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser. It's awful. "There were desperate attempts to contact the outside world by phone and to break through the roof of the container," the judge said. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison. "I saw some legs come out. [71][72] Alexandru-Ovidiu Hanga, of Tilbury, and Gazmir Nuzi, of Tottenham, also pleaded guilty to assisting unlawful immigration in June and September 2020 respectively. The trial examined three smuggling attempts by the gang - two that were successful on 11 and 18 October, and the final trip on 23 October. They leave behind two children in Vietnam. He added at the top of the conspiracy was a Vietnamese man called "Fong", who was based in London. His barrister said Robinson, who admitted manslaughter, being part of the trafficking plot and money laundering, was "horrified by what he saw". [62], In June 2021 Italian authorities and the National Crime Agency arrested a 27-year-old Romanian man near Milan in connection with the deaths, charging him with conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence. Detectives believe the vehicle was travelling from Bulgaria and entered the UK three days ago via Holyhead in north Wales, one of the main port for ferries from Ireland. They're not breathing.". [13] The lorry was in Eastern Avenue at the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, Essex. Belgian officials said the eight women . [86], Campaigners against human trafficking organised a vigil to take place outside the Home Office on 24 October in solidarity with the casualties. A screengrab of Maurice Robinson leaving Purfleet port. [80], On 21 March 2022, Dragos-Stefan Damian was jailed for three years and ten months after being found guilty of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. In September 2019, the younger cousin asked his parents if he could travel to the UK. Exactly two years ago, Essex was dealt one of the worst tragedies it's ever seen. He was later arrested in Germany. Speaking to the emergency call handler, Robinson explained he had just lifted a trailer from the port and found immigrants in the back "lying on the ground.". [11] The police suspect that an Irish people-smuggling ring which has been under investigation for around a year might be involved. [31][32], Taoiseach Leo Varadkar spoke in Dil ireann and said that Irish authorities would investigate any involvement regarding their country. [41], On 26 October, the Irish police said they had detained a man in his 20s at Dublin Port who was of interest to Essex Police as part of its investigation into the lorry deaths. These are the first photographs of the lorry where 39 bodies were discovered today. 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