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1. Everything we know about Mo Robinson, the driver of the UK truck found with 39 bodies inside.
The father of the truck driver being questioned over the discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated trailer east of London learned of his son’s arrest through social media, a community representative said.
British police searched two addresses in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday night that are believed to be linked to the driver, named in local media as 25-year-old Mo Robinson, from Portadown.
He remained in custody for questioning by Essex Police on suspicion of murder. Detectives have been given an extra 24 hours to question the driver.
On Thursday, the bodies were confirmed to be 39 Chinese nationals; eight women and 31 men. One victim was previously believed to be a teenager but police have confirmed they were all adults.
Robinson’s family are believed to have flown to England to support him. He is set to become a father of twins with his partner, who lives in Northern Island, the Irish Mirror reported.
Top Comments
Its wrong that they can plaster his name and photo all over the internet. At least let him be proven guilty first. Even if he was involved somehow, these people smuggling rings have many more faceless evil people way above him who seem to escape prosecution
If it turns out that the truck driver had nothing to do with the trafficking, I feel very sorry for him and his family having his whole life splashed across the media like this. Other reports I've read say that he found the bodies by accident, and is the one who reported them to the police. Do truck drivers always know what they're transporting?
I have been thinking the same thing, what a potentially devastating situation
And now I've just seen a story naming a woman who owned the truck, which she says she sold over a year ago. I'm a little concerned that people are going to be linked to this willy nilly with only the very vaguest of connections, and have their lives upended. I wish the press would leave the police to their investigations and not drag possibly innocent people into it.
Completely agree with your comments, Rush. Perhaps he is involved, perhaps he was just paid to do a job, unknowing. I think the press are so keen for stories now they are not taking their job seriously, and will destroy lives for clicks. It's awful.