Essex Lorry Deaths: These Are The 39 People Who Lost Their Lives

The victims were found dead in the back of a refrigerated vehicle in Grays last month.

Two 15-year-olds and a woman who sent a final text message to her family have been named as some of the people found dead in the back of a lorry in Essex.

Police have released the names of all 39 people who were found dead in the refrigerated lorry in Grays last month.

Essex Police have started extradition proceedings to bring 22-year-old Eamonn Harrison from Ireland to the UK.

Police and forensic activity at the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, Essex, after the bodies were found
Police and forensic activity at the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, Essex, after the bodies were found
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Harrison, of Newry in Co Down, Northern Ireland, appeared at Dublin High Court on Friday charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, along with human trafficking and immigration offences, and was remanded in custody.

The driver of the lorry, Mo Robinson, 25, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering.

Police say he drove the cab of the truck to the English port of Purfleet, where it picked up the container, which had arrived by ferry from the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium.

Candles are arranged in a '39' during a Mass and vigil for the victims at The Holy Name and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, east London's Vietnamese church
Candles are arranged in a '39' during a Mass and vigil for the victims at The Holy Name and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, east London's Vietnamese church
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Three other people have been released on bail pending further investigation in the case.

Detectives have also urged Ronan Hughes, 40, and his brother Christopher, 34, said to have links with the road haulage and shipping industries, to hand themselves in.

The pair, from Armagh in Northern Ireland, are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking.

Vietnam so far has arrested two people in Ha Tinh province and nine in Nghe An who face charges of organising people smuggling.

The victims are:

Pham Thi Tra My, 26-year-old woman from Ha Tinh

Tra My's photo, posted with permission from her family's contact pic.twitter.com/n3MvlvcFQn

— Hoa Nghiem (@HoaNghiem3) October 25, 2019

She was identified on Twitter by Human Rights Space coordinator Hoa Nghiem, who said she had sent a series of increasingly desperate messages to her family before she ceased contact.

“I’m sorry Mom. My path to abroad doesn’t succeed. Mom, I love you so much! I’m dying bcoz I can’t breath ... I’m from Nghen, Can Loc, Ha Tinh, Vietnam ... I am sorry, Mom,” the message said according to Hoa.

She said Tra My had gone to China and was planning to reach England via France.

Nguyen Dinh Lurong, 20-year-old man from Ha Tinh


Nguyen Huy Phong, 35-year-old man from Ha Tinh


Vo Nhan Du, 19-year-old man from Ha Tinh


Tran Manh Hung, 37-year-old man from Ha Tinh


Tran Khanh Tho, 18-year-old man from Ha Tinh


Vo Van Linh, 25-year-old man from Ha Tinh


Nguyen Van Nhan, 33-year-old man from Ha Tinh


Bui Phan Thang, 37-year-old man from Ha Tinh


Nguyen Huy Hung, 15-year-old boy from Ha Tinh


Tran Thi Tho, 21-year-old woman from Nghe An


Bui Thi Nhung, 19-year-old woman from Nghe An


Vo Ngoc Nam, 28-year-old man from Nghe An


Nguyen Dinh Tu, 26-year-old man from Nghe An


Le Van Ha, 30-year-old man from Nghe An


Tran Thi Ngoc, 19-year-old woman from Nghe An


Nguyen Van Hung, 33-year-old man from Nghe An


Hoang Van Tiep, 18-year-old man from Nghe An

This young man’s parents told one news agency they believed their son had been scammed into travelling into the UK in the lorry instead of a four-seater sedan, as promised. His mother Hoang Thi Ai said her son had been working in France and was hoping to find work in a nail salon in the England. She believes he paid around $14,000 for the trip which ended his life.


Cao Tien Dung, 37-year-old man from Nghe An


Cao Huy Thanh, 33-year-old man from Nghe An


Tran Thi Mai Nhung, 18-year-old woman from Nghe An


Nguyen Minh Quang, 20-year-old man from Nghe An


Le Trong Thanh, 44-year-old man from Dien Chau


Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh, 28-year-old woman from Nghe An


Hoang Van Hoi, 24-year-old man from Nghe An


Nguyen Tho Tuan, 25-year-old man from Nghe An


Dang Huu Tuyen, 22-year-old man from Nghe An


Nguyen Trong Thai, 26-year-old man from Nghe An


Nguyen Van Hiep, 24-year-old man from Nghe An


Nguyen Thi Van, 35-year-old woman from Nghe An


Tran Hai Loc, 35-year-old man from Nghe An


Duong Minh Tuan, 27-year-old man from Quang Binh


Nguyen Ngoc Ha, 32-year-old man from Quang Binh


Nguyen Tien Dung, 33-year-old man from Quang, Binh


Phan Thi Thanh, 41-year-old woman from Hai Phong


Nguyen Ba Vu Hung, 34-year-old man from Thua Tien Hue


Dinh Dinh Thai Quyen, 18-year-old man from Hai Phong


Tran Ngoc Hieu, 17-year-old boy from Hai Duong


Dinh Dinh Binh, 15-year-old boy from Hai Phong

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