Three Arrested After Essex Lorry Deaths Released On Bail
Three people arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in a lorry trailer in Grays, Essex, have been released on bail.
Essex Police on Sunday said a man and woman, both 38, from Warrington, were arrested in Cheshire on Friday and a 45-year-old man from Northern Ireland was arrested at Stansted Airport later the same day.
All three had been questioned on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people.
The man and woman from Warrington were released on bail until November 11 while the Northern Ireland man has been bailed until November 13, police said.
Maurice Robinson, 25, of Laurel Drive, Craigavon, Northern Ireland was on Saturday charged with 39 counts of manslaughter.
He will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday, where he will also face charges of conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering.
Essex Police’s detective chief inspector Martin Pasmore said on Saturday that while authorities could not yet confirm the nationalities of those killed, he had met with the Vietnamese ambassador amid emerging reports from families concerned about their loved ones.