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Northern Irish brothers told to hand themselves in over Essex truck deaths
- British police said Ronan Hughes and his brother Christopher are crucial to their inquiries into the discovery of the 39 bodies in the container
- A second man is facing multiple counts of manslaughter charges in relation to the deaths
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British police, investigating the deaths of 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London last week, made a direct appeal on Friday to two brothers from Northern Ireland to hand themselves in to detectives.
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Police said Ronan Hughes and his brother Christopher are crucial to their inquiries into the discovery of the bodies of 31 men and eight women in the container on an industrial estate in Grays, Essex.
The brothers are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking and Daniel Stoten, the officer leading the police inquiry, said they had spoken by telephone to Ronan Hughes recently but they needed to question them in person.
“Today I want to make a direct appeal. Ronan and Christopher, hand yourselves in to the Police Service of Northern Ireland,” Detective Chief Inspector Stoten said.
“We need you both to come forward and assist this investigation.”
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On Friday, Irish broadcaster RTE said a Northern Irish man is facing multiple counts of manslaughter charges in relation to the truck deaths.
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