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| Prostitutes' deaths inquests open | Prostitutes' deaths inquests open |
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| Inquests into the deaths of four women who were killed in Suffolk have been opened and adjourned. | Inquests into the deaths of four women who were killed in Suffolk have been opened and adjourned. |
| The hearing at Ipswich Coroner's Court found no clear cause of death for Tania Nicol and Annette Nicholls. | The hearing at Ipswich Coroner's Court found no clear cause of death for Tania Nicol and Annette Nicholls. |
| Anneli Alderton was asphyxiated and Paula Clennell died from compression of the neck, coroner Dr Peter Dean said. | Anneli Alderton was asphyxiated and Paula Clennell died from compression of the neck, coroner Dr Peter Dean said. |
| The inquest into the death of another victim, Gemma Adams, was opened last week. Police are continuing to question two men about the murders. | The inquest into the death of another victim, Gemma Adams, was opened last week. Police are continuing to question two men about the murders. |
| The first suspect, Tom Stephens, 37, was arrested on Monday. A second man being held has been named locally as 48-year-old Stephen Wright. | The first suspect, Tom Stephens, 37, was arrested on Monday. A second man being held has been named locally as 48-year-old Stephen Wright. |
| Both are suspected of killing all five women. | Both are suspected of killing all five women. |
| Satellite images of arrest areas and other key locationsEnlarge Image | Satellite images of arrest areas and other key locationsEnlarge Image |
| Dr Dean offered his condolences to the families of the murdered women, who were not at the hearing. | Dr Dean offered his condolences to the families of the murdered women, who were not at the hearing. |
| Det Supt Andy Henwood told the inquest Miss Nicol had left her home in Ipswich on 30 October to go to work as a prostitute in the town centre. | |
| She failed to return home and was reported missing, he said. Her naked body was found on 8 December in Belstead Brook at Copdock, near Ipswich. | She failed to return home and was reported missing, he said. Her naked body was found on 8 December in Belstead Brook at Copdock, near Ipswich. |
| The naked body of Miss Alderton was discovered beside a road in the village of Nacton, near Ipswich, by a member of the public on Sunday 10 December. | The naked body of Miss Alderton was discovered beside a road in the village of Nacton, near Ipswich, by a member of the public on Sunday 10 December. |
| Miss Clennell was reported missing in the early hours of 10 December after she went to work in Ipswich's red light district. | Miss Clennell was reported missing in the early hours of 10 December after she went to work in Ipswich's red light district. |
| Mr Henwood said that on 12 December the naked body of a woman was discovered on the Old Felixstowe Road and was later identified as Miss Clennell. | Mr Henwood said that on 12 December the naked body of a woman was discovered on the Old Felixstowe Road and was later identified as Miss Clennell. |
| Helicopter search | Helicopter search |
| Annette Nicholls was reported missing on 11 December and was last seen by her mother on 4 December. | Annette Nicholls was reported missing on 11 December and was last seen by her mother on 4 December. |
| When officers attended the site of Miss Clennell's body at Levington, the Suffolk Police helicopter discovered the body of a second naked woman nearby. | When officers attended the site of Miss Clennell's body at Levington, the Suffolk Police helicopter discovered the body of a second naked woman nearby. |
| The inquest heard the body was later identified as Miss Nicholls. A post-mortem examination had been unable to establish the cause of her death. | The inquest heard the body was later identified as Miss Nicholls. A post-mortem examination had been unable to establish the cause of her death. |
| Dr Dean paid tribute to the efforts of the police involved in the investigation and added: "We would still ask anyone who may have any information which may assist these officers to contact the police." | Dr Dean paid tribute to the efforts of the police involved in the investigation and added: "We would still ask anyone who may have any information which may assist these officers to contact the police." |
| Profile of Tom Stephens | Profile of Tom Stephens |
| Suffolk Police said on Wednesday that officers had been given more time to question Mr Wright who is believed to work as a freight handler at the Port of Ipswich. | Suffolk Police said on Wednesday that officers had been given more time to question Mr Wright who is believed to work as a freight handler at the Port of Ipswich. |
| Magistrates had already granted police an extra 36 hours on Tuesday to continue questioning Mr Stephens. | Magistrates had already granted police an extra 36 hours on Tuesday to continue questioning Mr Stephens. |
| Forensic teams have been searching an address in the London Road area of Ipswich where Mr Wright was arrested. | Forensic teams have been searching an address in the London Road area of Ipswich where Mr Wright was arrested. |
| Former special constable Mr Stephens was arrested at his home at Trimley St Martin, near Felixstowe. | Former special constable Mr Stephens was arrested at his home at Trimley St Martin, near Felixstowe. |
| He is in custody at an unidentified police station in Suffolk. | He is in custody at an unidentified police station in Suffolk. |
| Police have not confirmed or denied the identities of the people in custody. | Police have not confirmed or denied the identities of the people in custody. |
| Forensic scientists and police teams have been carrying out searches at Mr Stephens' home, in Jubilee Close, and his mother's home in the market town of Eye, Suffolk. | Forensic scientists and police teams have been carrying out searches at Mr Stephens' home, in Jubilee Close, and his mother's home in the market town of Eye, Suffolk. |
| The five dead women were all found naked in rural settings, within 10 miles of Ipswich and close to the A14. | The five dead women were all found naked in rural settings, within 10 miles of Ipswich and close to the A14. |
| The body of Miss Adams, 25, who went missing on 15 November, was found in a brook at Hintlesham, Suffolk, on 2 December. | The body of Miss Adams, 25, who went missing on 15 November, was found in a brook at Hintlesham, Suffolk, on 2 December. |
| She had not been sexually assaulted but no cause of death was found. | She had not been sexually assaulted but no cause of death was found. |