It has a corrugated metal roof, propped up on loose bricks, and a Vietnamese flag flies outside. That journey ended in tragedy. Pham Thi Tra My is believed to be among the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry trailer at an industrial park in Grays, Essex, on Wednesday. Mom, I am so sorry, Mom. It has not yet been confirmed that Pham Thi Tra My was one of the victims on the truck, but her family said they fear the worst.
UK authorities are working with their Vietnamese counterparts to identify the victims, but have not yet officially named any of them or confirmed their nationalities.
He said his daughter must have known she was going to die when she sent it. She traveled to the country via China and France, but eventually fell out of contact with her family, after which Pham reported her missing.
By then it was too late, Pham Thi Tra My and the other 38 people on board the truck were trapped and running out of oxygen. Nguyen Thi Phong said she is now dependent on the British and Vietnamese authorities to bring home their daughter. Their son had traveled to Russia in , living in Ukraine and Germany before working in France for nearly a year. A man has been charged by police investigating the deaths.
Maurice Robinson, 25, from Craigavon, Northern Ireland was arrested shortly after the bodies were found in an industrial park in Grays, Essex, on Wednesday. Three other people have been arrested in connection with this investigation: a year-old man from Northern Ireland, and a man and a woman, both They were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and trafficking-related offenses. Earlier Saturday, police said they would not speculate on the nationalities of those who died in the truck, but are aware of reports of missing individuals in the Vietnamese community.
