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25-yr-old Northern Irish truck driver’s fate to be decided later today – either freed or charged with murder




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The fate of a 25-yr-old Northern Irish truck driver is to be determined later today, it’s understood.

The man has been in police custody for more than 60 hours this morning and sources claim that police will make a decision by the end of today on whether he’ll be formally charged with murder or whether he’ll be released without charge.

Last evening, Essex police announced that they arrested a 48-yr-old Northern Irishman in Stansted airport on Friday morning.

This news emerges after police arrested two more people in connection with the deaths of 39 Chinese people who were found dead inside a container in Essex.

The arrests come as post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the victims over the weekend.

According to Sky News, police arrested a man and a woman both aged 38 on suspicion of human trafficking and manslaughter.

Police investigating the incident say both individuals were arrested in  Warrington in Cheshire this afternoon.

The news comes as the driver of the lorry a 25-yr-old Northern Irishman is currently being questioned over the deaths of 31 men and 8 women who were found inside the container in Grays on Wednesday morning.

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