Maurice Robinson, 25, pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people found dead in truck in Essex

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Lorry driver Maurice Robinson, 25, pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people found dead in refrigerated truck in Essex

  • Robinson, 25, of Northern Ireland, pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people
  •  It comes after the bodies of 39 people found in refrigerated lorry in Grays, Essex

By James Robinson for MailOnline

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Lorry driver Maurice Robinson, 25, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people who were found dead in a refrigerated truck in Essex. 

Robinson, of Craigavon in Northern Ireland, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey today.

It comes after the body of 31 men and eight women were found in a refrigerated lorry in an industrial estate in Grays, Essex, on Wednesday, October 23. 

All of the victims, include two boys aged 15, were from Vietnam.