Man arrested in Ireland in connection with deaths of 39 Vietnamese in UK in 2019
(VOVWORLD) - Ronan Hughes of County Armagh in Northern Ireland was arrested in Ireland on Monday due to his connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found in a lorry trailer in Essex, south-east England, in October 2019, Essex police said in a statement.
 Ronan Hughes is arrested in Ireland on April 20, 2020. (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
Hughes has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter as well as several immigration offences, Essex police said. Hughes will appear before Dublin’s High Court on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, truck driver Maurice Robinson of Northern Ireland pleaded guilty to 39 counts of manslaughter related to the deaths.