Essex lorry deaths: Driver Maurice Robinson admits assisting illegal immigration news.sky.com

All of the victims – made up of 31 males and eight females – were from Vietnam, with the youngest two boys aged 15.
Lorry driver Maurice Robinson, who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants found in a trailer at an industrial estate in Essex, has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration.

The 25-year-old, who is known as Mo, was allegedly part of a global smuggling ring and was charged with the manslaughter of a group of men, women and children found dead at the site in Grays on 23 October.