By staff
The bodies were found on an industrial estate in Grays on Wednesady
Lorry driver Maurice 'Mo' Robinson, 25, is still being quizzed on suspicion of murder after he picked up the trailer from Purfleet in Essex.
There are now fears more migrants may have been smuggled through Europe in the days leading up to the horror, The Times reveals.
Robinson is not believed to be linked to these claims.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR:
- 39 adults found dead on truck in Grays, Essex, believed to have frozen to death
- Police confirm the victims are Chinese nationals including eight women
- Lorry trailer registered in Varna, Bulgaria, and travelled into Purfleet, Essex, from Zeebrugge, in Belgium
- Driver Maurice 'Mo' Robinson, 25, from Northern Ireland arrested on suspicion of murder
- 'Snakehead' Chinese gangs are suspected of masterminding the migrant-smuggling plot
- Cops are also said to be investigating a criminal gang with links to Irish dissident paramilitaries
