HM Senior Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray offered her deepest condolences to the victims' families.
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Police have confirmed they have identified all 39 bodies found in a lorry container last month in Essex.
Vietnamese police have also confirmed that all the victims found in the trailer were from Vietnam.
HM Senior Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray offered her “deepest condolences to the victims’ families”.
Assistant Chief Constable Tim Smith, who is leading the investigation into the deaths said: “This is an important step in the investigation and enables us to work with our Vietnamese police colleagues to support the families of those victims.
“Our thoughts remain with the families and friends of those whose tragic journey ended on our shores” he added.
The investigation into the deaths is ongoing. Police in Vietnam have so far arrested 11 people in the country on suspicion of people smuggling.
British police have so far charged two people.
Extradition proceedings against Eamonn Harrison, 22, from Newry in Co Down have begun.
He appeared in Dublin crown court last week charged with 39 counts of manslaughter as well as trafficking and immigration offences.
Mo Robinson, the driver of the lorry, appeared in Chelmsford Magistrates Court charged with 39 counts of manslaughter.
Police have launched an appeal for Ronan Hughes, 40, and his brother Christopher, 34, to hand themselves in.
The pair, from Armagh in Northern Ireland are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking.
The bodies of the 39 victims were discovered at an industrial park in Grays on 23 October.
The container entered UK at the port of Purfleet, after being shipped from Belgium, and was met by the lorry cab which had travelled from Northern Ireland.
Many families in Vietnam had already expressed fears that their relatives had been amongst the victims, after losing contact with them around the time of the discovery.
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StandfirstVietnam police have confirmed that all the victims found on the trailer in Essex are from the country.
Police have confirmed they have identified all 39 bodies found in a lorry container last month in Essex.
Vietnamese police have also confirmed that all the victims found in the trailer were from Vietnam.
HM Senior Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray offered her “deepest condolences to the victims’ families”.
Assistant Chief Constable Tim Smith, who is leading the investigation into the deaths said: “This is an important step in the investigation and enables us to work with our Vietnamese police colleagues to support the families of those victims.
“Our thoughts remain with the families and friends of those whose tragic journey ended on our shores” he added.
The investigation into the deaths is ongoing. Police in Vietnam have so far arrested 11 people in the country on suspicion of people smuggling.
British police have so far charged two people.
Extradition proceedings against Eamonn Harrison, 22, from Newry in Co Down have begun.
He appeared in Dublin crown court last week charged with 39 counts of manslaughter as well as traffiking and immigration offences.
Mo Robinson, the driver of the lorry, appeared in Chelmsford Magistrates Court charged with 39 counts of manslaughter.
Police have launched an appeal for Ronan Hughes, 40, and his brother Christopher, 34, to hand themselves in.
The pair, from Armagh in Northern Ireland are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking.
The bodies of the 39 victims were discovered at an industrial park in Grays on 23 October.
The container entered UK at Purfleet, after being shipped from Belgium, and was met by the lorry cab which had travelled from Northern Ireland.
Many families in Vietnam had already expressed fears that their relatives had been amongst the victims, after losing contact with them around the time of the discovery.
Police have confirmed they have identified all 39 bodies found in a lorry container last month in Essex.
Vietnamese police have also confirmed that all the victims found in the trailer were from Vietnam.
HM Senior Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray offered her “deepest condolences to the victims’ families”.
Assistant Chief Constable Tim Smith, who is leading the investigation into the deaths said: “This is an important step in the investigation and enables us to work with our Vietnamese police colleagues to support the families of those victims.
“Our thoughts remain with the families and friends of those whose tragic journey ended on our shores” he added.
The investigation into the deaths is ongoing. Police in Vietnam have so far arrested 11 people in the country on suspicion of people smuggling.
British police have so far charged two people.
Extradition proceedings against Eamonn Harrison, 22, from Newry in Co Down have begun.
He appeared in Dublin crown court last week charged with 39 counts of manslaughter as well as trafficking and immigration offences.
Mo Robinson, the driver of the lorry, appeared in Chelmsford Magistrates Court charged with 39 counts of manslaughter.
Police have launched an appeal for Ronan Hughes, 40, and his brother Christopher, 34, to hand themselves in.
The pair, from Armagh in Northern Ireland are wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking.
The bodies of the 39 victims were discovered at an industrial park in Grays on 23 October.
The container entered UK at the port of Purfleet, after being shipped from Belgium, and was met by the lorry cab which had travelled from Northern Ireland.
Many families in Vietnam had already expressed fears that their relatives had been amongst the victims, after losing contact with them around the time of the discovery.
