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| Mother's evidence in Suffolk case | |
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| The mother of a woman found dead has begun giving evidence in the trial of a man accused of murdering five women. | |
| Kerry Nicol's daughter Tania Nicol was working as a prostitute when she disappeared and was later found dead in a brook in December 2006. | |
| Steve Wright, 49, of Ipswich, has denied murdering the women and is on trial at Ipswich Crown Court. | |
| The court earlier heard from a police officer who outlined efforts made to curb prostitution in Ipswich. | |
| Pc Janet 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 Miss 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 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 and the site in nearby Copdock where Miss Nicol's body was found six days later. | Jurors were then taken to Hintlesham Fisheries near where Miss Adams' body was found on 2 December and 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 and then Levington where the bodies of Miss Clennell and Miss Nicholls were found. | They also travelled to Nacton, where Miss Alderton's body was discovered in woodland on 10 December and then Levington where the bodies of Miss Clennell and Miss Nicholls were found. |
| The police officer told the court prostitutes usually took clients to remote locations on the west of Ipswich, adding that it was unusual for them to take men to Nacton. | The police officer told the court prostitutes usually took clients to remote locations on the west of Ipswich, adding that it was unusual for them to take men to Nacton. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |