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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. |
| Syringes found | Syringes found |
| 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". |
| 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. |
| When she realised her daughter had not returned home, she checked telephone numbers she had dialled, the court heard. | When she realised her daughter had not returned home, she checked telephone numbers she had dialled, the court heard. |
| Kerry Nicol told jurors her daughter had telephoned a man called Tom Stephens before her disappearance. | Kerry Nicol told jurors her daughter had telephoned a man called Tom Stephens before her disappearance. |
| Tania Nicol disappeared after travelling to Ipswich | Tania Nicol disappeared after travelling to Ipswich |
| During the prosecution opening last week, the court heard how Miss Nicol, Gemma 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, Gemma 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 jury of nine men and three women travelled to the area where the bodies were found as well as visiting the house where Steve Wright lived at the time of his arrest. | The jury of nine men and three women travelled to the area where the bodies were found as well as visiting the house where Steve Wright lived at the time of his arrest. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |