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October 24, 2019

39 Bodies Found in Tractor-Trailer in Southeast England
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Elsewhere in Britain, police have launched one of the largest murder
investigations in decades after the bodies of 39 people were discovered
in the back of a tractor-trailer at an industrial park east of London.
The truck had a refrigerator unit; it was not immediately clear if the
victims froze to death or suffocated. The Essex police department said
the deaths were likely the result of human trafficking. A police
spokesperson said the truck had a Bulgarian license plate and entered
the U.K. on October 19th.

Pippa Mills: "Emergency services attended, but sadly all 39 people
inside the container had died. Early indications suggest that one of
these people was a teenager, the rest are believed to be adults. A
murder investigation was launched and the lorry driver, a 25-year-old
man from Northern Ireland, was arrested on suspicion of murder and
remains in police custody."

All of the 39 people who died are believed to be Chinese nationals.


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