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| The bodies of five woman killed in Suffolk before Christmas have been released to their families, the Ipswich coroner's office has said. | |
| Tania Nicol, 19, Gemma Adams, 25, Paula Clennell, 24, Anneli Alderton, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, were all found in countryside areas near Ipswich. | Tania Nicol, 19, Gemma Adams, 25, Paula Clennell, 24, Anneli Alderton, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, were all found in countryside areas near Ipswich. |
| Their deaths sparked a police hunt involving 30 police forces and hundreds of officers and support staff. | Their deaths sparked a police hunt involving 30 police forces and hundreds of officers and support staff. |
| Steve Wright, 48, from Ipswich, has been charged with their murders. | Steve Wright, 48, from Ipswich, has been charged with their murders. |
| A spokeswoman from the coroner's office said: "The girls have been released so that the funerals can go ahead." | A spokeswoman from the coroner's office said: "The girls have been released so that the funerals can go ahead." |
| She said the bodies had been formally released at the end of last week. | She said the bodies had been formally released at the end of last week. |
| Suffolk Police have applied for government help to finance the murder inquiry which some estimates have put as high as £19m. | Suffolk Police have applied for government help to finance the murder inquiry which some estimates have put as high as £19m. |
| Estimated costs | Estimated costs |
| A Home Office spokesman said the Government was "sympathetic" to the extra cost. | A Home Office spokesman said the Government was "sympathetic" to the extra cost. |
| "Ministers, including the Prime Minister, have made it clear that we are sympathetic to Suffolk Police in respect of the additional costs which they have incurred in dealing with the multiple murders of prostitutes in Ipswich before Christmas. | "Ministers, including the Prime Minister, have made it clear that we are sympathetic to Suffolk Police in respect of the additional costs which they have incurred in dealing with the multiple murders of prostitutes in Ipswich before Christmas. |
| We will be looking to give them substantial additional funding. However, it would not be usual to give a commitment that we will meet the costs in full and we have not done so in this case." | We will be looking to give them substantial additional funding. However, it would not be usual to give a commitment that we will meet the costs in full and we have not done so in this case." |
| The spokesman said a police authority was expected to contribute 1% of its annual budget before receiving any grant and that could be about £1m in Suffolk. | The spokesman said a police authority was expected to contribute 1% of its annual budget before receiving any grant and that could be about £1m in Suffolk. |
| He said Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary officials estimated the extra cost to the force would be about £9m for 2006/07 and £6m for 2007/08. | He said Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary officials estimated the extra cost to the force would be about £9m for 2006/07 and £6m for 2007/08. |
| A decision about how much funding would be given from central funds is expected to be made within the next week. | A decision about how much funding would be given from central funds is expected to be made within the next week. |