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Murder trial witnesses to speak Driver 'saw victim with two men'
(about 5 hours later)
Jurors are to continue hearing evidence from witnesses in the trial of Steve Wright, who is accused of killing five women in Suffolk in 2006. One of five women found murdered in Suffolk was seen on the night of her disappearance talking to two men in a car, Ipswich Crown Court heard.
Earlier, the first witness to appear at Ipswich Crown Court, Pc Janet Humphrey, described the town's sex industry. Driver Jane Leighton told jurors she saw Tania Nicol "having a giggle" on the night of 30 October 2006.
The victims were all prostitutes at the time of their deaths, but the mother of one of them said she had no idea her daughter was a sex worker. She was giving evidence in the trial of Steve Wright, 49, from Ipswich, who denies murdering the women.
Mr Wright, 49, of Ipswich, has denied murdering the women. The court also heard from victim Anneli Alderton's mother, who said her daughter would fight any attacker.
On Tuesday, victim Tania Nicol's mother Kerry told the court she thought her daughter was working in a bar or hairdressers, although men she did not know had twice called at the house. The victims had all been working as prostitutes at the time of their deaths.
Motorist Ms Leighton said she was driving home through the red light district of Ipswich just after 2300 GMT when she saw Miss Nicol.
'Posh car'
She said she realised the woman was Miss Nicol after seeing her photograph in a newspaper later.
"My first thought was, 'Somebody's got some money because it looks like a posh car'," said Ms Leighton.
"It was a shiny new blue car with a high boot."
Anneli Alderton would "fight" an attacker, the court heard
Jurors were told Ms Leighton examined pictures of cars in a motor magazine with police and identified the vehicle as a Peugeot.
Anneli Alderton's mother, Maire, said her daughter became hooked on drugs after the death of her father and later served a number of prison sentences.
Maire Alderton said she eventually became aware that her daughter was working as a prostitute.
The jury heard that Miss Alderton, 24, visited her mother at her Essex home on 3 December 2006, the last time she saw her.
'Feisty' daughter
Maire Alderton told the court that her daughter would fight back if she was attacked.
"She was feisty and believed she could tackle anybody that tried to attack her," she told the court.
On Tuesday, Tania Nicol's mother Kerry told the court she thought her daughter was working in a bar or hairdressers, although men she did not know had twice called at the house.
She said she had received telephone calls from a man named Tom Stephens asking a "strange question" about whether the women would still go out and what they would do if one was murdered.She said she had received telephone calls from a man named Tom Stephens asking a "strange question" about whether the women would still go out and what they would do if one was murdered.
The court also heard from Gail Adams - mother of victim Gemma Adams - who said her daughter had lost contact with her family in the last few months of her life.The court also heard from Gail Adams - mother of victim Gemma Adams - who said her daughter had lost contact with her family in the last few months of her life.
Miss Nicol, 19, 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. Miss Nicol, 19, Miss Adams, 25, Miss Alderton, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, went missing during six weeks from October to December 2006 before their bodies were found.
The trial continues.The trial continues.