Man charged with manslaughter in Essex lorry deaths probe

The lorry in which the 39 migrants were found dead last October.

A man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex.

Ronan Hughes, of Co Armagh in Northern Ireland, is due to appear at the High Court in Dublin tomorrow charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, as well as immigration offences, Essex Police said.