The driver of the refrigerated truck in which 39 bodies were discovered in the United Kingdom is still being heard by the police. According to the British press, this is Mo Robinson, a 25-year-old Northern Irish boy. The investigators, who have still not confirmed his identity, decided Thursday to extend his custody 24 hours.
This young man comes from the small village of Laurelvale in Northern Ireland where he was apparently known and appreciated by locals. "This is a huge shock for the entire community of Laurelvale because this boy and his family have been living here for a long time, they are respectable people," said a city councilor to Europe 1.
"He is a gentleman, and one of the most beautiful people I know"
His relatives still hope that it is a misunderstanding, as this friend, convinced of his innocence, who sent us this message: "Mo found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, his only mistake was to do not check the contents of his cargo, he is a gentleman, and one of the most beautiful people I know. " Three addresses were searched in the locality, including the house of Mo Robinson where, according to the British press, he lives with his girlfriend who is currently pregnant.
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On social networks recent images show him very proud aboard his truck, carrying various goods around the world. According to the first elements of the investigation, he left Dublin to enter Britain last Sunday. It was in the port of Purfleet, in the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, that he would have recovered the container to lead it in an industrial zone of Grays.