London: A northern Irish man has been charged with human trafficking offences in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals whose bodies were found inside a refrigerated truck in southern England last month, the Essex police said on Sunday.
According to a statement by the Essex police, Christopher Kennedy, a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel of people with a view to exploitation, and conspiracy to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law, Sputnik reported.
Kennedy was arrested on Friday and is due to appear in a UK court.
Bodies of 31 men and eight women were found from inside a truck at an industrial park in Grays, a town located 40 kilometres east of London, UK. Several other suspects, including the driver of the truck, were arrested during the investigation. (ANI)
