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| Essex lorry deaths: Two held on suspicion of manslaughter | Essex lorry deaths: Two held on suspicion of manslaughter |
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| Two people have been arrested on suspicion of the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex. | Two people have been arrested on suspicion of the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex. |
| The man and woman, both 38, from Warrington, Cheshire, were also held on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic. | |
| Detectives are still questioning the lorry driver on suspicion of murder. | Detectives are still questioning the lorry driver on suspicion of murder. |
| The victims - 31 men and eight women - are believed to be Chinese. They were found at an industrial estate in Grays at 01:40 BST on Wednesday. | The victims - 31 men and eight women - are believed to be Chinese. They were found at an industrial estate in Grays at 01:40 BST on Wednesday. |
| Essex Police has been given extra time to question driver Mo Robinson, of County Armagh in Northern Ireland, who was arrested on Wednesday. | |
| Post-mortem examinations are due to start later after the first 11 bodies were moved from Tilbury Port to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford. | Post-mortem examinations are due to start later after the first 11 bodies were moved from Tilbury Port to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford. |
| The trailer arrived in Purfleet on the River Thames from Zeebrugge in Belgium at 00:30 on Wednesday. | |
| It left the port shortly after 01:05 the same day and the bodies were found in the trailer at Waterglade Industrial Park about 30 minutes later. |