Eamon Ronald Harrison remanded over manslaughter extradition case

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Eamon Ronald Harrison was remanded in custody at the High Court on 4 February 2020 over a UK request concerning 39 manslaughter charges. The Northern Irish man is wanted over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals found in a lorry in Essex. The court also heard allegations that he had previously transported migrants and delivered the trailer to a Belgian port. Harrison’s barrister sought permission to appeal an earlier judgment, while the Minister for Justice opposed an appeal; the court was due to hear the matter again the following Wednesday.