UK police find 39 bodies in a truck container

[Jonathan Fairfield]

UK police find 39 bodies in a truck container

 

Image: Waterglade Industrial Park - Google Street View

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British police found the bodies of 39 people in a truck container at an industrial estate to the east of London on Wednesday.

 

Police said the truck was believed to have come from Bulgaria and to have entered Britain at Holyhead in Wales on Saturday. The driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said.

 

“We are in the process of identifying the victims, however I anticipate that this could be a lengthy process,” said Chief Superintendent Andrew Mariner.

 

“We have arrested the lorry driver in connection with the incident who remains in police custody as our enquiries continue.”

 

The emergency services said the bodies were discovered in the container at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, located by the River Thames about 20 miles from central London.

 

The 39 victims, 38 adults and one teenager, were all pronounced dead at the scene.

 

“Such tragic news on loss of life,” Brandon Lewis, a junior interior minister said on Twitter. “Thoughts are with victims, their families & friends. Police are working to ensure those responsible are brought to justice.”

 

Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Guy Faulconbridge

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-10-23

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[snoop1130]

British PM Johnson appalled after 39 bodies found in container

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen at the House of Commons in London, Britain October 22, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was appalled after 39 bodies were found in a container east of London.

 

“I’m appalled by this tragic incident in Essex,” Johnson said.

 

“I am receiving regular updates from the Home Office and will work closely with Essex Police as we establish exactly what has happened,” he said. “My thoughts are with all those who lost their lives & their loved ones.”

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-10-23

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[CNXexpat]

What a horrible dead for the people. RIP

[Tug]

Sad and horrified rip lost souls

[SteveB2]

The white container in the videos of the crime scene, is an air-tight 'Reefer' refrigerated container.

 

Death by suffocation a certainty within a few hours of them closing the doors with 39 people inside.

 

This type of death during the smuggling of illegal immigrants is relatively common.

 

RIP to the victims. 

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[Isaanbiker]

The 39 victims, 38 adults and one teenager, were all pronounced dead at the scene.

 

  I feel so sorry for their relatives and friends who might wait somewhere not knowing what had just happened to them.

 

  RIP. 

[Dumbastheycome]

More than a tragedy this is an atrocity that should destroy any concepts that the western world is any different to any other part of the world when the outcome is due to the manipulation of the poor and desperate  for the sake of  callous greed!

RIP to the victims indeed.

[Totoandlilly]

But but but such a thing doesn't happen in the Western, according to the experts on thaivisa forum, and human trafficking as well, let's just face it, the member countries of the communist EU are literally helping human traffickers, they are standing few miles away from Libya ready to ship them into Europe, there is more and more brutality going on, and soon the Europe is done because of the EU and those soft political correct countries accept this, get rid of EU and Schengen if you want security,law and order, the Aussies know how to deal with this. If you don't put a dignose on the problem Europe face , then how could you solve it.

 

This is really disgusting, but you can't solve anything in that part of the world when those beaucrats in Brussel have stolen sovereignty and democracy from member states, lawless Europe. Rip 

[JamesBlond]

Britain needs to ask itself why it is such a magnet for these people. Perhaps cutting out all the virtue-signalling would help.

[Briggsy]

3 minutes ago, JamesBlond said:

Britain needs to ask itself why it is such a magnet for these people. Perhaps cutting out all the virtue-signalling would help.

Asylum regulations, benefits (including housing and ability to bring relatives later), existing migrant communities/diaspora for all migrants and rate of hourly pay. 

 

That's about it. Add them all up, better than most other Western nations. I mean, just look how many Poles there are in Britain and Poland is a developed nation. (Obviously asylum regs don't apply for Poles and they can come legally.)

[BMW Overlander]

8 hours ago, Totoandlilly said:

But but but such a thing doesn't happen in the Western, according to the experts on thaivisa forum, and human trafficking as well, let's just face it, the member countries of the communist EU are literally helping human traffickers, they are standing few miles away from Libya ready to ship them into Europe, there is more and more brutality going on, and soon the Europe is done because of the EU and those soft political correct countries accept this, get rid of EU and Schengen if you want security,law and order, the Aussies know how to deal with this. If you don't put a dignose on the problem Europe face , then how could you solve it.

 

This is really disgusting, but you can't solve anything in that part of the world when those beaucrats in Brussel have stolen sovereignty and democracy from member states, lawless Europe. Rip 

Run out of medicine this morning? What a nonsenical rant.

[dimitriv]

5 hours ago, Briggsy said:

Asylum regulations, benefits (including housing and ability to bring relatives later), existing migrant communities/diaspora for all migrants and rate of hourly pay. 

 

That's about it. Add them all up, better than most other Western nations. I mean, just look how many Poles there are in Britain and Poland is a developed nation. (Obviously asylum regs don't apply for Poles and they can come legally.)

 

Did you ever see how many UK citizens are living in Spain?  

 

I think a large part is also the result of the language. A lot of people learn English. So if you want to leave your home country the UK can be a nice destination.

 

 

[Sticky Wicket]

Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, said travelling from Bulgaria to Essex via Cherbourg, Rosslare, Dublin and Holyhead would take "three to five days in total".

"Because of the migrant issue at Dover and Calais, you've got far more checks that are taking place there," he said.

"You've got heartbeat monitors, you've got dogs, you've got CO2. Those checks are done as you drive through.

"Cherbourg, because it's a low-volume port, you probably won't have the same security measures that they have in Coquelles [Eurotunnel terminal] or Calais.

Essex Police has said it believes the lorry is from Bulgaria and arrived in Wales at Holyhead, on Saturday

[luckyluke]

It is sad it happened.

 

It is sad  many people die daily worldwide , for many stupid reasons. 

 

Should/can we be compassionate for all of them, every time?

 

Or is it more common/simple to be selective?

[theoldgit]

A number of reported posts have been removed, I'll comment no further save to say that any loss of life is very sad so please exercise some common decency if you feel the need to respond.

[Orton Rd]

7 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

It is sad it happened.

 

It is sad  many people die daily worldwide , for many stupid reasons. 

 

Should/can we be compassionate for all of them, every time?

 

Or is it more common/simple to be selective?

What good does 'compassion' do except let the soppy hearted feel good? they call it virtue signalling. Better to put more resources into stopping people smuggling and sending them back home when caught.

[Tropposurfer]

11 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

More than a tragedy this is an atrocity that should destroy any concepts that the western world is any different to any other part of the world when the outcome is due to the manipulation of the poor and desperate  for the sake of  callous greed!

RIP to the victims indeed.

Right on mate ???? couldn’t agree more with you.

 so much for the grandious arrogant way in which we western white people see and carry ourselves the world.

 

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

What good does 'compassion' do except let the soppy hearted feel good? they call it virtue signalling. Better to put more resources into stopping people smuggling and sending them back home when caught.

It's always sad for someone when a person dies, no matter where or how.

But, as you say the virtue signallers are more to blame than anyone else.

Even in this case when the individuals are identified repatriate the bodies and let their home country sort everything out.

Don't tell me their families back home didn't know what was going on. They were waiting for the 'immigrants' to have have their court case fought and paid for them so joining them later in the UK would be on the cards.

Repatriating their loved ones for burial at home expense might just spread some kind of word.

 

[JamesBlond]

11 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

More than a tragedy this is an atrocity that should destroy any concepts that the western world is any different to any other part of the world when the outcome is due to the manipulation of the poor and desperate  for the sake of  callous greed!

RIP to the victims indeed.

You find reason in this event to blame the 'western world'?

These 'poor and desperate' migrants pay thousands to make their trip. They apparently have more disposable income than I have.

 

[sunnyboy2018]

11 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

More than a tragedy this is an atrocity that should destroy any concepts that the western world is any different to any other part of the world when the outcome is due to the manipulation of the poor and desperate  for the sake of  callous greed!

RIP to the victims indeed.

Tell that to the trafficking/narco mafia who are paid 10 thousand pounds by these illegals. They were all strong healthy muslim men on a criminal endeavour. No Christians or Yazidis, the most oppressed people in the middle east were present. Where do these illegals get their money from? Anyway they have caught the driver.

[sunnyboy2018]

21 minutes ago, Tropposurfer said:

Right on mate ???? couldn’t agree more with you.

 so much for the grandious arrogant way in which we western white people see and carry ourselves the world.

 

If we are so bad why do they flee muslim dictatorships to live in our country?

[sunnyboy2018]

1 hour ago, hyku1147 said:

RIP. Condolences to their families and friends.

Their investors you mean?

[luckyluke]

1 hour ago, hyku1147 said:

RIP. Condolences to their families and friends.

Sure.

 

"On 14 October, in the Afar region bordering Djibouti and Eritrea, an unidentified armed group attacked the pastoralist village of Afambo Woreda, killing 17 civilians and wounding at least 34 others."

-ACLED-

 

Who is compassionate?

Who even care?

 

Those kind of, sadly frequent, "incidents", are not even reported in the media anymore.

 

 

[kingdong]

7 hours ago, Briggsy said:

Asylum regulations, benefits (including housing and ability to bring relatives later), existing migrant communities/diaspora for all migrants and rate of hourly pay. 

 

That's about it. Add them all up, better than most other Western nations. I mean, just look how many Poles there are in Britain and Poland is a developed nation. (Obviously asylum regs don't apply for Poles and they can come legally.)

And our pensioners live in poverty

[wreckingcountry]

Just think if there was a Labour gov there would be no need for hiding in trucks and other illegal ways ! They can just come in openly and freely, and get free health care and all benefits ! It’s a fact check their policy ! Hoping to boost future election chances with foreigners


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[kingdong]

11 hours ago, Totoandlilly said:

But but but such a thing doesn't happen in the Western, according to the experts on thaivisa forum, and human trafficking as well, let's just face it, the member countries of the communist EU are literally helping human traffickers, they are standing few miles away from Libya ready to ship them into Europe, there is more and more brutality going on, and soon the Europe is done because of the EU and those soft political correct countries accept this, get rid of EU and Schengen if you want security,law and order, the Aussies know how to deal with this. If you don't put a dignose on the problem Europe face , then how could you solve it.

 

This is really disgusting, but you can't solve anything in that part of the world when those beaucrats in Brussel have stolen sovereignty and democracy from member states, lawless Europe. Rip 

A tragedy no doubt,unfortunately one that will be repeated until the uk tightens up its immigration laws which we,ll be able to for when we leave the eu,Britain is a skint little over crowded country,we simply cannot afford any more migrants we no longer have an empire or colonies and should stop punching above our weight in international affairs.

[kingdong]

6 minutes ago, wreckingcountry said:

Just think if there was a Labour gov there would be no need for hiding in trucks and other illegal ways ! They can just come in openly and freely, and get free health care and all benefits ! It’s a fact check their policy ! Hoping to boost future election chances with foreigners


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The Labour party who in their 3 terms of office proudly proclaimed " we sent out the search parties to rub  the right wings nose,s in it "

[PETERTHEEATER]

Rip van Winkle

[Baerboxer]

12 hours ago, Totoandlilly said:

But but but such a thing doesn't happen in the Western, according to the experts on thaivisa forum, and human trafficking as well, let's just face it, the member countries of the communist EU are literally helping human traffickers, they are standing few miles away from Libya ready to ship them into Europe, there is more and more brutality going on, and soon the Europe is done because of the EU and those soft political correct countries accept this, get rid of EU and Schengen if you want security,law and order, the Aussies know how to deal with this. If you don't put a dignose on the problem Europe face , then how could you solve it.

 

This is really disgusting, but you can't solve anything in that part of the world when those beaucrats in Brussel have stolen sovereignty and democracy from member states, lawless Europe. Rip 

 

What a load of tosh!

 

The identity of the victims hasn't been revealed, nor the starting point of their travels. All that's known is they're dead, arrived in a Welsh port by ship from Bulgaria and were then driven to Essex in an air tight transport causing their death.

 

Illegal transportation of illegal economic migrants is a growing business. Partly because of the silly left liberal politicians who want to welcome them, give them all sorts of handouts, and let them stay and partly because the response to this has increased the number of people willing to pay a lot of money to take advantage.

 

There are plenty of laws. which are difficult to enforce due to resources and political interference.

 

Brussels haven't stolen sovereignty at all. It's another urban myth perpetuated because people can't be bothered or are too thick to research the reality which is easy to do. Did you miss the EU elections btw?

 

This tragedy is caused by the inequalities around the world and people being encouraged by left wing liberals to come and live in Western countries. They can't do it legally so do it illegally.

 

The UK will face an even bigger challenge should the Stalanist Corbyn get into power as he as stated Labour policy will be open door immigration with no requirements whatsoever - all welcome!

[bert bloggs]

While i am sorry that they are dead ,they were safe in Bulgaria ,so why were they trying to get to Britain ,could it be for handouts? once the govt stop looking after illegal immigrants and spend more on the people who paid into the system,things like this will not happen .