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Mother's evidence in Suffolk case Mother's evidence in Suffolk case
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The mother of one of five women killed in Suffolk has begun giving evidence in the trial of a man accused of murdering them. The mother of one of five women found murdered in Suffolk has given evidence at the trial of the man accused of killing them.
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.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.Steve Wright, 49, of Ipswich, has denied murdering the women and is on trial at Ipswich Crown Court.
Earlier the court heard about efforts made to curb prostitution in Ipswich.Earlier the court heard about efforts made to curb prostitution in Ipswich.
Kerry Nicol told the court that her daughter had been brought up in Ipswich and left home and moved into a hostel aged 16.Kerry Nicol told the court that her daughter had been brought up in Ipswich and left home and moved into a hostel aged 16.
Syringes foundSyringes found
She said Miss Nicol began using heroin in the hostel and had asked for help in getting off drugs.She said Miss Nicol began using heroin in the hostel and had asked for help in getting off drugs.
Kerry Nicol said she was never aware that her daughter was a prostitute.Kerry Nicol said she was never aware that her daughter was a prostitute.
The jury heard how Miss Nicol moved back home in December 2005. Jurors were told that Miss Nicol left home at 2245 GMT on 30 October 2006, and caught a bus into Ipswich.
Her mother said that in early 2006 syringes were found in her daughter's bedroom but she insisted they belonged to a friend. Kerry Nicol said she was not aware that her daughter had ever returned home after that point, and she never spoke to her again.
Tania Nicol disappeared after travelling to Ipswich
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 before their bodies were found.
Pc Janet Humphrey, who worked as a community officer in Ipswich town centre, earlier told the court of her role to tackle the vice problem.Pc Janet Humphrey, who worked as a community officer in Ipswich town centre, earlier told the court of her role 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
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 jury of nine men and three women travelled to the area where the bodies were found as well as visiting the house where Steve Wright lived at the time of his arrest.
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.
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.
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.