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Alleged driver of migrant death trailer appears before Dublin court

Date
2019-11-01
Stage
Charge Or Pretrial
Primary locality
Mayobridge
County
Down

Summary

A Northern Irish man, Eamon Harrison, 22, was arrested under a European Arrest Warrant and appeared before Mr Justice Donald Binchy in the High Court. He faces 41 offences, including 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to commit human trafficking under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration under the Immigration Act 1971. The charges relate to a trailer that carried 39 migrants who were found dead in the UK. Harrison is alleged to have delivered the trailer to Zeebrugge, Belgium, before it was transported to the UK, where it was collected by Maurice Robinson. He is currently remanded in custody over a domestic matter and may be granted bail. The case will be mentioned again on 11 November, with a hearing set for 21 November.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Alleged driver of migrant death trailer appears before Dublin court. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

Places mentioned

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Court Venue
  • High Court
  • Cloverhill District Court
Incident

Topics

Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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