Monaghan man Ronan Hughes was ordered to pay compo to families of victims
A crime boss serving 20 years for killing 39 migrants who suffocated in the back of a lorry has returned to the Old Bailey after challenging the compensation order in the High Court.
Hughes, of County Monaghan, admitted 39 counts of manslaughter and one offence of assisting unlawful immigration for his part in facilitating the illegal immigration. In January last year a judge had ordered he pay £182,078.90 in compensation 'to the families of those killed in this terrible tragedy'.
Lord Justice Holroyde, Lord Justice Snowden and Mr Justice Jeremy Baker ruled there was insufficient evidence to suggest Hughes had any proprietorial interest in the land. The original order was quashed and the case was sent back to the Old Bailey for a fresh hearing. Hughes, who appeared in court via video-link from HMP Wakefield, said he believed his mother owned the farmland in County Monaghan along with his brothers and uncle.
"Whenever my mother said she owned the land" Asked how long he spent building the house Hughes replied: "Five to six years". Mr Jarvis said there is a 2006 document that describes Hughes as the prospective owner of the house.
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