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A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering five women whose bodies were found at sites around the Ipswich area.A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering five women whose bodies were found at sites around the Ipswich area.
Supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested by police at his home at Trimley St Martin, near Felixstowe.Supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested by police at his home at Trimley St Martin, near Felixstowe.
He is being held on suspicion of murdering prostitutes Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Tania Nicol, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls.He is being held on suspicion of murdering prostitutes Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Tania Nicol, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls.
Mr Stephens is in custody at an unnamed police station in Suffolk.Mr Stephens is in custody at an unnamed police station in Suffolk.
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He is due to be questioned by detectives later on Monday.He is due to be questioned by detectives later on Monday.
The house, in Jubilee Close, Trimley St Martin had been visited by police earlier in the investigation and items had been taken away for examination.The house, in Jubilee Close, Trimley St Martin had been visited by police earlier in the investigation and items had been taken away for examination.
Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said: "We will not be naming the police station where the man is being held.Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said: "We will not be naming the police station where the man is being held.
"As legal proceedings are now active, Suffolk Police will not be issuing further comments or appeals at this stage.""As legal proceedings are now active, Suffolk Police will not be issuing further comments or appeals at this stage."
The five dead women, aged between 19 and 29, were all found naked in rural settings within 10 miles of Ipswich.The five dead women, aged between 19 and 29, were all found naked in rural settings within 10 miles of Ipswich.
They all worked as prostitutes, were drug-users and their bodies were found close to the A14 road.They all worked as prostitutes, were drug-users and their bodies were found close to the A14 road.
The body of Miss Adams, 25, who went missing on 15 November, was found in a brook at Hintlesham, Suffolk, by a member of the public on 2 December.
Tania Nicol's body was found by police divers searching areas of water at Copdock Mill, near Ipswich, on 8 December 8.
Miss Nicol, 19, was last seen after leaving her home in Ipswich on 30 October.
The body of Anneli Alderton, 24, was found in woodland in Nacton, near Ipswich, on 10 December.
On 12 December detectives found the bodies of Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, near the village of Levington.
Unprecedented investigation
Mr Stephens was arrested at 0720 GMT on Monday in the village, which is close to the A14 road between Ipswich and Felixstowe.Mr Stephens was arrested at 0720 GMT on Monday in the village, which is close to the A14 road between Ipswich and Felixstowe.
The village of Trimley St Martin was last in the national news when 17-year-old Vicki Hall vanished on her way home from a nightclub in Felixstowe in 1999 and was found dead in a water-filled ditch at Creeting St Peter - 25 miles from Felixstowe. The village of Trimley St Martin was last in the national news when 17-year-old Vicky Hall vanished on her way home from a nightclub in Felixstowe in 1999 and was found dead in a water-filled ditch at Creeting St Peter - 25 miles from Felixstowe.
It was believed she had been asphyxiated but a post-mortem examination proved inconclusive.It was believed she had been asphyxiated but a post-mortem examination proved inconclusive.
Police have not linked this case with the deaths of the five prostitutes.Police have not linked this case with the deaths of the five prostitutes.
On Monday they were unable to confirm Mr Stephens would be questioned about Miss Hall's murder.On Monday they were unable to confirm Mr Stephens would be questioned about Miss Hall's murder.
The deaths of the five sex workers prompted a murder investigation on an unprecedented scale in recent British history, with officers receiving a large amount of potential evidence and thousands of calls from the public.The deaths of the five sex workers prompted a murder investigation on an unprecedented scale in recent British history, with officers receiving a large amount of potential evidence and thousands of calls from the public.