Another suspect pleads guilty in case of 39 dead Vietnamese

In this file photo taken on October 23, 2019, police officers work at the scene where a lorry, believed to have originated from Bulgaria, and found to be containing 39 dead bodies, was discovered at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, east of London. A 28-years-old man pleaded guilty Friday to immigration violations in connection with the deaths. - AFP

LONDON, June 27 (AP): A 28-years-old man pleaded guilty Friday to immigration violations in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people found inside the back of a container truck in England in what police have described as an apparent human-smuggling tragedy.

Alexandru Hanga, of Tilbury, England, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. He appeared via video link at Central London Criminal Court and will be sentenced at a later date.