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| A man accused of killing five women around Ipswich had "prolonged physical contact" with three of them, a forensic scientist has told jurors. | A man accused of killing five women around Ipswich had "prolonged physical contact" with three of them, a forensic scientist has told jurors. |
| Dr Peter Hau said there were extensive samples of DNA belonging to Steve Wright on Paula Clennell, Anneli Alderton and Annette Nicholls' bodies. | Dr Peter Hau said there were extensive samples of DNA belonging to Steve Wright on Paula Clennell, Anneli Alderton and Annette Nicholls' bodies. |
| The three women and two others, Gemma Adams and Tania Nicol, were working as prostitutes when they disappeared. | The three women and two others, Gemma Adams and Tania Nicol, were working as prostitutes when they disappeared. |
| Mr Wright, 49, on trial at Ipswich Crown Court, denies their murders. | Mr Wright, 49, on trial at Ipswich Crown Court, denies their murders. |
| Dr Hau told the court that in the cases of Miss Clennell, Miss Alderton and Miss Clennell, the DNA was not likely to have come from "casual contact". | Dr Hau told the court that in the cases of Miss Clennell, Miss Alderton and Miss Clennell, the DNA was not likely to have come from "casual contact". |
| "I would say it would be more likely to be a prolonged physical contact," he said. | "I would say it would be more likely to be a prolonged physical contact," he said. |
| Neck 'compressed' | Neck 'compressed' |
| The bodies of Miss Clennell, 24, Miss Alderton, 24, Miss Nicholls, 29, Miss Adams 25, and Miss Nicol, 19, were all found over a 10-day period in December 2006. | The bodies of Miss Clennell, 24, Miss Alderton, 24, Miss Nicholls, 29, Miss Adams 25, and Miss Nicol, 19, were all found over a 10-day period in December 2006. |
| The court earlier heard the second day of evidence from pathologist Dr Nathaniel Cary, who had carried out post-mortem examinations on the bodies of all the women. | The court earlier heard the second day of evidence from pathologist Dr Nathaniel Cary, who had carried out post-mortem examinations on the bodies of all the women. |
| He told the court Miss Clennell, the last of the five women to be found dead, had been under the influence of heroin and cocaine at the time she died. | He told the court Miss Clennell, the last of the five women to be found dead, had been under the influence of heroin and cocaine at the time she died. |
| Examinations had revealed her neck had been "compressed", not long before her death, Dr Cary said. | Examinations had revealed her neck had been "compressed", not long before her death, Dr Cary said. |
| The trial was adjourned until Friday. |