Man admits manslaughter over death of 39 migrants found in lorry in 2019
The Vietnamese migrants travelled by ferry from Belgium to Purfleet, before the trailer was opened in GraysA Romanian man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found suffocated in a sealed lorry trailer.Marius Mihai Draghici also admitted one count of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration at a hearing at the Old Bailey.
Draghici was detained in Romania last August following the execution of a European Arrest Warrant and was extradited to the UK.The 39 people who died in the back of a trailer as it crossed the North Sea between Zeebrugge and the UK Det Ch Insp Louise Metcalfe said it was "the most complex investigation ever undertaken by Essex Police".
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