24 Oct 2019

39 found dead in a lorry in Essex.

From Morning Report, 7:36 am on 24 October 2019

A murder investigation has been launched in Essex in the east of England after the bodies of 39 people were found in the back of a container lorry. The lorry's driver, a 25-year-old Northern Irish man, Mo Robinson, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Deputy Chief Constable Pippa Mills says Essex Police are working to identify the bodies. Peter Walker is with BBC Essex, he told Corin Dann about the lorry's fatal journey.