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Essex lorry deaths: Man called to court over migrant lorry deaths

BBC From top left: Dinh Dinh Binh, Nguyen Minh Quang, Nguyen Huy Phong, Le Van Ha, Nguyen Van Hiep, Bui Phan Thang, Nguyen Van Hung, Nguyen Huy Hung, Nguyen Tien Dung, Pham Thi Tra My, Tran Khanh Tho, Nguyen Van Nhan, Vo Ngoc Nam, Vo Van Linh, Nguyen Ba Vu Hung, Vo Nhan Du, Tran Hai Loc, Tran Manh Hung, Nguyen Thi Van, Bui Thi Nhung, Hoang Van Tiep, Tran Thi Ngoc, Phan Thi Thanh, Tran Thi Tho, Duong Minh Tuan, Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh, Tran Thi Mai Nhung, Le Trong Thanh, Nguyen Ngoc Ha, Hoang Van Hoi, Tran Ngoc Hieu, Cao Tien Dung, Dinh Dinh Thai Quyen, Dang Huu Tuyen, Nguyen Dinh Luong, Cao Huy Thanh Nguyen Trong Thai, Nguyen Tho Tuan and Nguyen Dinh TuBBC
The 39 people who died in the back of a trailer as it crossed the North Sea between Zeebrugge and the UK

A man is due to appear in court in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex.

The migrants suffocated in the sealed container en route from Zeebrugge to Purfleet in October 2019.

Essex Police said 23-year-old Caolan Gormley of Kedew Road in Caledon, County Tyrone, would appear at Southend Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

He faces a charge of conspiracy to assist illegal immigration.

The bodies of the Vietnamese nationals were discovered at an industrial estate in Grays.

Their ages ranged from 15 to 44 years old.

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