Views: 8 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2019-10-28 Origin: Site
On October 23, British police found 39 bodies on a refrigerated truck in Essex. The news shocked the world. This is the largest murder investigation in the history of the Essex police force. A number of British media reported that 39 victims were suspected to be "Chinese citizens." To this end, the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom immediately sent staff to the local scene to understand the situation, and strongly urged the British side to confirm the identity of all the victims as soon as possible. After preliminary investigations by the British police, it was not possible to confirm whether the victims were Chinese.
On the evening of the 25th local time, the British police held a press conference, saying that the fourth person had been arrested for trafficking in persons and homicide, and called for not to speculate on the nationality of the victims. The British "Guardian" also pointed out that more and more Vietnamese families have taken the initiative to get in touch with the British side, saying that some relatives may be unfortunately killed in the car.
On the 26th, 7 families from Hejing Province and 5 families from Chun'an Province reported the case to the local people's committee, saying that family members were suspected to be missing in the UK. There are currently 14 Vietnamese families reporting.
It is unclear when the victim was placed in the container and it is not clear whether this happened in Belgium. According to the CEO of the local road transport association, the temperature of the refrigerated trailer may be as low as minus 25 degrees Celsius, and the situation inside is “absolutely scary”.
According to British media reports, before their bodies were discovered, someone called an ambulance - the official has not revealed who - after the police came to the scene. According to the authorities, there are more questions than answers, and the case may require long-term and complicated investigations.
The contradiction caused by the British media in the nationality of the victims may be due to the fact that some of the victims used fake Chinese passports and traveled to Europe via China. The truth still needs further investigation to be confirmed, no matter which country the victims come from, we are deeply saddened by them. The issue of illegal immigration also needs to attract the attention of all countries and take decisive measures to prevent such tragedies from happening again.
