25 Oct 2019

39 people found dead in Essex were Chinese nationals.

From Morning Report, 7:46 am on 25 October 2019

The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container in Essex were Chinese nationals. Police are still questioning the lorry driver -- 25 year-old Mo Robinson -- on suspicion of murdering the eight women and 31 men found in the container on the trailer of his truck. The container lorry arrived in Purfleet on the River Thames from Zeebrugge in Belgium on Wednesday. Local Irish media are reporting that the 25-year-old may have unwittingly been caught up in the tragedy. Corin Dann spoke to Peter Walker from BBC Essex about the latest developments in the case.