Christopher Kennedy of Northern Ireland stands accused a month after the bodies of 39 Vietnamese were found in a refrigerated trailer in southern England.
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U.K. Police Release Names of 39 People Found Dead in Essex Truck
Ten of the victims were teenagers. All were from Vietnam. The police in England were working to repatriate the bodies.
U.K. Police Identify All 39 People Found Dead in Truck
The names of the Vietnamese victims, whose bodies were found in a refrigerated trailer in southeast England, were not released, but their families were notified.
Congolese Warlord Sentenced to 30 Years for War Crimes
In July, the international court in The Hague found Bosco Ntaganda guilty of war crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery.
U.K. Truck Deaths Lead Vietnam Police to Arrest 2 Suspects
The arrests, linked to the discovery of 39 bodies in England, came as the British authorities urged two men to turn themselves in to the police in Northern Ireland.
39 Vietnamese Died in a U.K. Truck. 18,000 More Endure This Perilous Trip.
Thousands of people from Vietnam are smuggled to Europe every year on a route filled with violence and hardship. And that is just the beginning.
12 Men Found Alive in Refrigerated Truck After Deadly Smuggling Case
A truck driver transporting fruit and vegetables across Belgium became suspicious and alerted the police.
Britain Hasn’t Named 39 Dead in a Truck. But in Vietnam, They Know.
For the poor in Vietnam, human smuggling offers a chance at a better life. “If an electrical pole had legs, it would go too.”
Driver in Case of 39 Bodies in Truck Appears in U.K. Court
Maurice Robinson was charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering.
U.K. Truck Driver Charged With Manslaughter in Deaths of 39
Maurice Robinson, 25, has been held for questioning since the grisly discovery of the bodies in a truck in Essex, England.