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The trial of a man accused of murdering five women has heard that police had been trying to stop prostitution in Ipswich for more than 20 years.The trial of a man accused of murdering five women has heard that police had been trying to stop prostitution in Ipswich for more than 20 years.
The women were found dead in remote locations near the Suffolk town in December 2006.The women were found dead in remote locations near the Suffolk town in December 2006.
Pc Janet Humphrey said the Suffolk force set up an operation to tackle prostitution in the 1980s following complaints from members of the public.Pc Janet Humphrey said the Suffolk force set up an operation to tackle prostitution in the 1980s following complaints from members of the public.
Steve Wright, 49, denies murder and is on trial at Ipswich Crown Court.Steve Wright, 49, denies murder and is on trial at Ipswich Crown Court.
Woodland site Pc Humphrey said she became a community officer in Ipswich town centre six years ago and part of her role was to tackle the vice problem.
The officer, who is the first witness to give evidence in the case, told jurors that 15 to 20 women worked regularly as prostitutes in the town, with up to 50 working occasionally.
Woodland area
Younger women tended to work in the residential Handford Road and London Road areas while the "more mature" women worked in the West End Road and Sir Alf Ramsey Way areas, the court heard.
During the prosecution opening last week, the court heard how Tania Nicol, 19, Gemma Adams, 25, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, went missing during six weeks from October to December 2006.During the prosecution opening last week, the court heard how Tania Nicol, 19, Gemma Adams, 25, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, went missing during six weeks from October to December 2006.
The women were all found in isolated areas around Ipswich
The jury of nine men and three women travelled to the area where the bodies of Miss Adams and Miss Nicol were found, and were taken to a bridge across a brook on the A1071 near Hintlesham.The jury of nine men and three women travelled to the area where the bodies of Miss Adams and Miss Nicol were found, and were taken to a bridge across a brook on the A1071 near Hintlesham.
Jurors were then taken to Hintlesham Fisheries near where Miss Adams' body was found on 2 December.Jurors were then taken to Hintlesham Fisheries near where Miss Adams' body was found on 2 December.
They then visited the site in nearby Copdock where Miss Nicol's body was found six days later.They then visited the site in nearby Copdock where Miss Nicol's body was found six days later.
They also travelled to Nacton, where Miss Alderton's body was discovered in woodland on 10 December.They also travelled to Nacton, where Miss Alderton's body was discovered in woodland on 10 December.
There, the jury studied an area of woodland just off the road before moving on to Levington where the bodies of Miss Clennell and Miss Nicholls were found.There, the jury studied an area of woodland just off the road before moving on to Levington where the bodies of Miss Clennell and Miss Nicholls were found.
The trial continues.The trial continues.