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The latest development of the British truck case in which six people died in Vietnam

The latest development of the British truck case in which six people died in Vietnam

In the early morning of the 23rd, British police found 39 bodies on a frozen truck in Essex, shocking the world. On the evening of the 25th local time, British police held a press conference, saying that a fourth person had been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking and homicide, and called on not to speculate on the nationality of the victims.

British media have quoted the police as saying that all the victims are believed to be Chinese. However, more and more Vietnamese families have taken the initiative to contact the British side, saying that relatives may unfortunately die in the car. The guardian speculated that the contradiction in the nationality of the victims may be because some Vietnamese among the victims used fake Chinese passports to travel to Europe through China.

At the same time, the Chinese ambassador to the UK also tweeted that all countries should unite to give justice to the dead, and China will provide necessary assistance.

According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) earlier news, British police will transfer the remains of the second batch of victims of the truck incident, which will be transported to the hospital for autopsy. Yesterday, British police sent the bodies of the first 11 victims to Bloomfield hospital in Essex.

The 39 dead will go through a complete autopsy procedure one by one to determine the cause of death before announcing the identity of the dead, 'this process will be complex and long'.

In addition, based on the latest reports of CCTV news and British media, the details of the incident have also been revealed one by one:

'Many of the dead are Vietnamese '

Some Vietnamese families are looking for information about missing relatives because they are increasingly worried that some of the 39 victims on Essex refrigerated trucks are from Vietnam.

Observer reported yesterday that a doctor named phạ m Thị Trà My 26 year old Vietnamese woman was suspected by her family to have died in the truck. According to the screenshot provided by his family, phạ M the last time I sent a text message to my family was 4:28 a.m. Vietnamese time on the 23rd, that is, 10:48 p.m. British time on the 22nd. At that time, the truck carrying the victims was in transit, only about 4 hours from the discovery of the body, which shows that the time of sending a text message to the woman coincided with the time of the tragedy.

According to the text message, Pham seemed to describe that she was in a confined space. She wrote: 'I'm sorry, mom, my trip abroad was unsuccessful. I love you, mom. I'm dying now because I can't breathe. " She also marked her home address in Vietnam in her text message.

Pham's family told the guardian that Pham had lost contact since then.

In addition to Pham, more and more Vietnamese families take the initiative to contact the British police and the media.

BBC reported on the 25th that three families said their sons might be in the truck in the accident. Vietnamese human rights institutions told the BBC that these families had been told that their families would arrive in the UK on the 23rd and were asked to be ready to pay. But then the connection disappeared.

Two other Vietnamese families also have relatives missing: a 26-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman. The brother of one of the suspected missing told the BBC that he was entering a container and would turn off his cell phone in order to avoid being found. They haven't contacted him since then. Finally, the trafficker returned the money to his family.

Or travel to the UK through China with a fake Chinese passport

Among them, several Vietnamese families said that their relatives had traveled from China to Europe in order to arrive in the UK.

British police told the media on the 24th that it is believed that all the victims are Chinese. However, reports of disappearances from more and more Vietnamese families contradict previous information.

The guardian speculates that ha Tinh Province in Vietnam is a hot spot for human trafficking. Many people will first obtain (fake) Chinese passports and then go to Europe. Heting province is famous for going to Britain illegally. They will arrive in China first and then start from there.

The guardian disclosed the route of the truck in the previous few days on the 25th. GPS showed that the trailer left Monaghan County, Ireland on October 15, entered Northern Ireland, and then went south to return to Ireland.

On the night of the 16th, the trailer went from Dublin, Ireland to hollyhead port, Wales, and then entered the European continent. From October 17 to 22, the trailer has traveled between Britain and continental Europe twice, and has been to Dunkirk, Lille in northern France and Bruges in Belgium.

British police arrested a fourth person and called for no speculation about the nationality of the victims

CCTV News reported on the 26th that the British Essex police held a press conference on the afternoon of the 25th local time. The deputy director of Essex Police strongly appealed to the media and all walks of life not to speculate on the identity of the victims, especially their nationality, which will not bring any help to the investigation. The police are still confirming the identity of the 39 victims, which has not been determined yet.

In addition, the police arrested a 48 year old man at Stansted Airport on the 25th. The man was suspected of manslaughter and conspiracy to trafficking in human beings. At present, four people have been arrested for the incident, including two 38 year old men and women and a 25-year-old truck driver.

The police released information about the identity of the victims on Thursday, but at present, the situation has made new progress.

The police call on all people, including those illegally detained in the UK, to take the initiative to provide information. Their identity will be kept absolutely confidential and will not be investigated by any law. The police will not provide more details until the coroner's office approves the formal identification procedure.

Observer previously reported that after the incident, a 25-year-old male truck driver from Northern Ireland was arrested on suspicion of murder; But there are also media reports that the driver first found the 39 bodies and reported the case, or he was unaware of the case.

British police arrested two more people on the 25th. Essex police said that the arrested were a man and a woman, aged 38, both from Warrington, Cheshire. They were also arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to trafficking in human beings.

Details of the remains support 39 people or died of low temperature

On the 25th local time, the British "sky" quoted sources as saying that when the door of the container was opened, emergency workers on the scene were shocked to see dozens of bodies piled up at the door.

The source told reporters that the dead gathered at the door of the truck. There was blood on the inside of the truck, 'they must be there for help.'

Observer network has reported that according to the details of the scene, it is speculated that the deceased spent at least 15 hours in an environment of minus 25 degrees.

The sky's description that the dead were 'mostly naked' when they were found is consistent with previous reports.

Ambassador to the UK: all countries should unite to give justice to the dead, and China will provide necessary assistance

On the 25th local time, Chinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming tweeted. He said on twitter that all countries should unite to deal with this tragedy in human history and give justice to the dead.

At the same time, he stressed that China attaches great importance to this and has mobilized a number of government departments to be ready to cooperate with the British police at any time to provide necessary assistance.

'we are with 39 victims in Essex, no matter where they come from. This tragedy has once again aroused the world's attention to the problem of illegal immigration. All countries in the world should join hands and take decisive measures to prevent such tragedies from happening again. "