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Driver Of Truck Found With 39 Bodies In U.K. Is Charged With Manslaughter

Maurice Robinson, 25, of Northern Ireland will appear in court on Monday after being charged on Saturday. So far, four others have been arrested in connection with the alleged human smuggling ring.
Police move a semitruck container where the bodies of 39 people were discovered in Grays, England, last week.

The driver of a refrigerated truck container that was found to contain the bodies of 39 migrants in southeastern England last week is set to appear in court on Monday to face charges of manslaughter, trafficking and money

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