A man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found in a lorry trailer in Essex.
Ronan Hughes, a 40-year-old from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, was arrested in Ireland this evening. His arrest follows the discovery of dozens of bodies in a lorry trailer in Essex, south-east England, in October 2019.
Hughes has been charged with 39 offences of manslaughter as well as immigration offences, Essex Police said. He will appear at Dublin's High Court on Tuesday.
Essex police have also been looking to question Ronan’s younger brother Christopher, 33, but he was not the subject of today's major arrest operation.
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