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Press Association 2021
View of the gold statue of the figure of justice, holding scales and a sword, on top of the Central Criminal Court, also referred to as Old Bailey (Clara Molden/PA)
A haulier has appeared in court in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a refrigerated container in Essex in 2019.
Caolan Gormley, 23, of Kedew Road in Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, faces a charge of conspiracy to assist illegal immigration.
At a brief hearing at Southend Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, it was alleged Gormley allowed vehicles in his road haulage fleet to facilitate the entry of migrants into the UK.