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| Police linking prostitute murders | Police linking prostitute murders |
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| Police say they are linking the murders of two prostitutes after the body of a woman found in Suffolk was confirmed as that of missing Tania Nicol. | Police say they are linking the murders of two prostitutes after the body of a woman found in Suffolk was confirmed as that of missing Tania Nicol. |
| Det Supt Andy Henwood said there were "obvious similarities" between the death of the 19-year-old and that of another prostitute Gemma Adams, 25. | Det Supt Andy Henwood said there were "obvious similarities" between the death of the 19-year-old and that of another prostitute Gemma Adams, 25. |
| Ms Adams' body was discovered in a brook near Hintlesham on 2 December. | Ms Adams' body was discovered in a brook near Hintlesham on 2 December. |
| Ms Nicol was found on Friday near Copdock Mill, in the same water stream. The causes of death are not yet known. | Ms Nicol was found on Friday near Copdock Mill, in the same water stream. The causes of death are not yet known. |
| Police said further tests were needed to determine the causes. | Police said further tests were needed to determine the causes. |
| The women, who were friends and lived in Ipswich, had been working as prostitutes in the town's red light district. | |
| Det Supt Henwood said they were treating the deaths as "linked investigations". | Det Supt Henwood said they were treating the deaths as "linked investigations". |
| "There are obvious similarities between Tania's and Gemma Adam's disappearances and subsequent deaths," he said. | "There are obvious similarities between Tania's and Gemma Adam's disappearances and subsequent deaths," he said. |
| "However we will be seeking further information from specialist advisers to confirm this view." | "However we will be seeking further information from specialist advisers to confirm this view." |
| Clothing missing | Clothing missing |
| Ms Adams disappeared after leaving home on 15 November to go to work. Ms Nicol went missing on 30 October. | Ms Adams disappeared after leaving home on 15 November to go to work. Ms Nicol went missing on 30 October. |
| The body of Gemma Adams was found last week | The body of Gemma Adams was found last week |
| Their naked bodies were found about two miles apart. | Their naked bodies were found about two miles apart. |
| Det Supt Henwood said inquiries were continuing to "try to ascertain where and when Tania's and Gemma's bodies were placed in the water and the circumstances of their deaths". | Det Supt Henwood said inquiries were continuing to "try to ascertain where and when Tania's and Gemma's bodies were placed in the water and the circumstances of their deaths". |
| He said officers were seeking to trace the clothing they were wearing on the nights they went missing. | He said officers were seeking to trace the clothing they were wearing on the nights they went missing. |
| Post mortem examinations have been carried out on both bodies but police said more tests were now needed. | Post mortem examinations have been carried out on both bodies but police said more tests were now needed. |
| They said there was no evidence that either woman had been sexually assaulted. | They said there was no evidence that either woman had been sexually assaulted. |
| Det Supt Henwood added: "The way the girls lived their lives is a significant issue for us to investigate. | Det Supt Henwood added: "The way the girls lived their lives is a significant issue for us to investigate. |
| "We are aware of their drug use and that is a line of inquiry we are pursuing." | "We are aware of their drug use and that is a line of inquiry we are pursuing." |
| Simon Aalders, the co-ordinator of the Suffolk Drug Action Team who works with prostitutes in Ipswich, said women working in the area were worried. | |
| "Some women are stopping their activity but some aren't and I think that what that shows really is that a lot of these women are in a desperate - extremely desperate - situation. | "Some women are stopping their activity but some aren't and I think that what that shows really is that a lot of these women are in a desperate - extremely desperate - situation. |
| "Things like drug dependency and poverty are really pushing women into this sort of activity." | "Things like drug dependency and poverty are really pushing women into this sort of activity." |