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Lorry driver Mo Robinson admits plot after 39 migrant deaths – BBC News, Google News


        

                                 Mo RobinsonImage copyright                 Facebook                                                      
Image caption                                    Mo Robinson is accused of 39 counts of manslaughter                             

A lorry driver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in Essex has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration.

Maurice Robinson pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration between 1 May 2018 and 24 October 2019.

The 25 – year-old, from County Armagh, is accused of being part of a larger plot to bring people into the UK illegally.

Mr Robinson was not asked to plead to 39 charges of manslaughter.

The charges relate to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people, including children, who were discovered in the back of a refrigerated lorry being driven by Mr Robinson in Grays on 23 October.

Mr Robinson, who appeared via video-link from Belmarsh prison, also admitted acquiring criminal property – namely cash – between 1 May 2018 and (October) .

As well as the manslaughter charges, Mr Robinson is accused of conspiracy to commit human trafficking offences and transferring criminal property.

The defendant, of Laurel Drive, Craigavon, was remanded into custody until a further hearing on (December.

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Image caption                                    The bodies were discovered in a refrigerated trailer                             

Eight women and 31 males, including two boys, aged 15, were among those who died.

Christopher Kennedy , 23, of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has also been charged with human trafficking offences in relation to the deaths.

He also faces charges of 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.

Three other people who were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people have been released on bail.

            

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