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Man murdered two brothel workers | |
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A 22-year-old man has admitted killing two women at a Shropshire brothel with a hammer. | |
Garry Harding, of Welshpool, Powys, had denied murdering prostitute Samantha Tapper, 23, and receptionist Annie Eels, 55, at the parlour in Shropshire. | |
But he changed his plea during the first day of his trial at Birmingham Crown Court. | |
Mr Harding had previously used prostitutes at the Shrewsbury parlour, called Rachael's Health Studio. | |
Mrs Eels was a receptionist and Miss Tapper worked as a prostitute. Both were alone in the premises, in Frankwell, on 1 July, when Harding arrived. | |
Their bodies were found during the early hours of 2 July. They had suffered severe head injuries. | |
Earlier in court, Stephen Linehan QC, prosecuting, told the court that Harding had previously used prostitutes at the parlour. | |
"What the two women could not have known is that he (Harding) had not come for sex but to kill them. | |
"He was armed with a hammer and bludgeoned them to death," he said. |