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    U.K. Truck Driver Admits Illegal Immigration Plot After 39 Migrant Deaths

    Maurice Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty to two charges related to the deaths of dozens of Vietnamese nationals in his truck trailer. He still faces 41 more charges — including 39 counts of manslaughter.
    by Colin Dwyer Nov 25, 2019 1 minute
    The truck that Maurice Robinson had been driving, seen last month at an industrial park east of London. Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to assist illegal immigration. He also faces a charge of manslaughter for each of the 39 people found dead in the truck.

    Just over a month since dozens of dead migrants in a truck in southeast England, the driver has admitted to conspiring to assist unlawful immigration to the two charges at a court hearing Monday in London.

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