Man Pleads to 39 Manslaughter Counts in Container Case

Man Pleads to 39 Manslaughter Counts in Container Case
This undated handout photo issued by Essex Police shows Irish haulier Ronan Hughes. Courtesy Essex Police via AP
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LONDON—A truck driver from Northern Ireland on Friday pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a container truck last year in southeastern England.

Ronan Hughes, 40, of County Armagh in Northern Ireland entered the plea at Central London Criminal Court. The victims, all of whom were Vietnamese, were found Oct. 23 in the back of a truck in an industrial park in the English town of Grays.