Back at the Old Bailey again today for the continuation of the trial in relation to the deaths of 39 migrants - however I will not be live tweeting as the feed is breaking up too much. I will summarise as we go along.
This morning the jury have heard evidence surrounding the movements of each of the 39 individuals before they reached the trailer.
A number of the individuals spoke to their families about their plans to travel to the UK as they believed they could find better work and pay than in Vietnam. Some travelled to find work in nail salons, others in restaurants and others for manual work.
A number of them told their families that they would be travelling via the "VIP Channel", one explaining to their family this meant crossing into the UK in a "four seated car".
At least two, the jury have heard, had made previous attempts to enter the UK but had been unsuccessful.
With regards to the route, overwhelmingly the majority of the 39 flew from Vietnam to Russia - some travelling on a tourist Visa - and then from Russia onto Germany, then Belgium and onto France before attempting to cross to the UK.
However all 39 did not take the same route, Tran Thi Ngoc, who was 19 when she died made friends with an individual on Facebook who gave her instructions on how to get to the UK. She travelled from Vietnam to Malaysia then from there to Greece, to Portugal then Belgium to France
The prosecution now continue onto other agreed facts of their case.
The jury have heard when Maurice Robinson was arrested he was searched and a mobile was found. On the 23rd Oct 2019 specialist officers carried out a search of where the lorry had been parked, here police found parts of a mobile phone and sim card...
...down a drain next to where the lorry had been parked. By an electrical substation and on a grass verge. They were photographed in situ and seized. The telephone number was activated on 30 Sep 2019 and is an unregistered pre-pay mobile...
The prosecution moves to present the tracker data and cell site information for each of the defendants and also individuals not involved in this proceeding.
The prosecution continues to run through other agreed facts, specifically the pleas entered and the arrest, interview and charge of each defendant.
The jury are now hearing evidence from the Technical Director of the Road Haulage Association as to how a haulage company should correctly operate, including what the driver should and shouldn't be doing/checking.
The prosecution are now running through the transcript of the interview between Christopher Kennedy and DC Gregg Avery.
After lunch prosecutions and DC Gregg Avery continue reading through Christopher Kennedy's interview taken on the 22nd November 2019
The prosecution continue into the next interview which was taken on the 23rd November 2019 between Christopher Kennedy and DC Gregg Avery of Essex Police.
And so we come to the end of the prosecution evidence. Defence is set to begin on Monday.
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