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20/03/2015
Police Find Woman And Children In Refrigerated Lorry
Police in Bristol have discovered a woman and two children in the back of a refrigerated lorry.
Avon and Somerset Police said the driver of the lorry reported hearing voices from inside the lorry.
Police believe the woman and children were in the back of the lorry for two days before being discovered. They were taken to a nearby police station to be checked by paramedics.
Police are investigating how they came to be in the lorry.
(MH/JP)
Avon and Somerset Police said the driver of the lorry reported hearing voices from inside the lorry.
Police believe the woman and children were in the back of the lorry for two days before being discovered. They were taken to a nearby police station to be checked by paramedics.
Police are investigating how they came to be in the lorry.
(MH/JP)
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