Essex lorry deaths: all 39 victims were Chinese nationals
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels, Jamie Grierson and Es from on (#4T3PQ)
Police say 31 men and eight women were found, as extra time secured to detain man held on suspicion of murder
The 39 people found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex were Chinese nationals, police have confirmed, as they secured extra time to hold a Northern Irish man on suspicion of murder.
The victims, discovered in a refrigerated trailer in Grays on Wednesday, were eight women and 31 men, Essex police added.
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