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| Suffolk case 'sex work' evidence | Suffolk case 'sex work' evidence |
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| The mother of one of five women found murdered in Suffolk told a court that she had no idea her daughter was working as a prostitute. | The mother of one of five women found murdered in Suffolk told a court that she had no idea her daughter was working as a prostitute. |
| Kerry Nicol's 19-year-old daughter Tania Nicol was found dead in a brook in December 2006. | Kerry Nicol's 19-year-old daughter Tania Nicol was found dead in a brook in December 2006. |
| Ipswich Crown Court heard Kerry Nicol thought her daughter was working in a bar or hairdressers, although men she did not know had called at the house. | Ipswich Crown Court heard Kerry Nicol thought her daughter was working in a bar or hairdressers, although men she did not know had called at the house. |
| Steve Wright, 49, of Ipswich, has denied murdering the women. | Steve Wright, 49, of Ipswich, has denied murdering the women. |
| Kerry Nicol told the court that her daughter had been brought up in Ipswich and left home and moved into a hostel aged 16. | Kerry Nicol told the court that her daughter had been brought up in Ipswich and left home and moved into a hostel aged 16. |
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| She said Miss Nicol began using heroin in the hostel and had asked for help in getting off drugs. | She said Miss Nicol began using heroin in the hostel and had asked for help in getting off drugs. |
| The court heard that on one occasion Kerry Nicol had answered a call from a massage parlour called Cleopatra's asking for a woman called "Chantelle". | The court heard that on one occasion Kerry Nicol had answered a call from a massage parlour called Cleopatra's asking for a woman called "Chantelle". |
| Tania Nicol disappeared after travelling to Ipswich | Tania Nicol disappeared after travelling to Ipswich |
| She had also found a letter in her daughter's bedroom addressed to "Chantelle". | She had also found a letter in her daughter's bedroom addressed to "Chantelle". |
| Jurors were told that Miss Nicol left home at 2245 GMT on 30 October 2006, and caught a bus into Ipswich. | Jurors were told that Miss Nicol left home at 2245 GMT on 30 October 2006, and caught a bus into Ipswich. |
| Kerry Nicol said she called her daughter on her mobile phone 15 minutes later and confirmed she was on a bus into Ipswich, but she did not speak to her again. | Kerry Nicol said she called her daughter on her mobile phone 15 minutes later and confirmed she was on a bus into Ipswich, but she did not speak to her again. |
| She told jurors her daughter had telephoned a man called Tom Stephens before her disappearance. | She told jurors her daughter had telephoned a man called Tom Stephens before her disappearance. |
| She later received three phone calls from Mr Stephens, the first shortly after Miss Nicol went missing on 31 October. | She later received three phone calls from Mr Stephens, the first shortly after Miss Nicol went missing on 31 October. |
| She received a second call later urging her to report her daughter missing to police. | She received a second call later urging her to report her daughter missing to police. |
| Kerry Nicol said Mr Stephens also called her after the body of Gemma Adams was found. | Kerry Nicol said Mr Stephens also called her after the body of Gemma Adams was found. |
| Timothy Langdale QC, defending Mr Wright, asked her about a conversation she had with Mr Stephens on 10 November 2006. | Timothy Langdale QC, defending Mr Wright, asked her about a conversation she had with Mr Stephens on 10 November 2006. |
| Mr Langdale said: "Did he say 'would the girls still go out and do what they do if one of them had got murdered?'" | Mr Langdale said: "Did he say 'would the girls still go out and do what they do if one of them had got murdered?'" |
| Steve Wright denies murdering the five women | Steve Wright denies murdering the five women |
| Kerry Nicol told the court: "I did stop and think it was a strange thing to say but I didn't ask him what he meant." | Kerry Nicol told the court: "I did stop and think it was a strange thing to say but I didn't ask him what he meant." |
| During the prosecution opening last week, the court heard how Miss Nicol, Miss Adams, 25, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, went missing during six weeks from October to December 2006 before their bodies were found. | During the prosecution opening last week, the court heard how Miss Nicol, Miss Adams, 25, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, went missing during six weeks from October to December 2006 before their bodies were found. |
| Earlier on Tuesday the court heard about efforts made to curb prostitution in Ipswich. | Earlier on Tuesday the court heard about efforts made to curb prostitution in Ipswich. |
| Pc Janet Humphrey, who worked as a community officer in Ipswich town centre, said 15 to 20 women worked regularly as prostitutes in the town, with up to 50 working occasionally. | Pc Janet Humphrey, who worked as a community officer in Ipswich town centre, said 15 to 20 women worked regularly as prostitutes in the town, with up to 50 working occasionally. |
| Younger women tended to work in the residential Handford Road and London Road areas while the "more mature" women worked in the West End Road and Sir Alf Ramsey Way areas, the court heard. | Younger women tended to work in the residential Handford Road and London Road areas while the "more mature" women worked in the West End Road and Sir Alf Ramsey Way areas, the court heard. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |