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Victim 'was refused drug money' | |
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A woman found dead in Suffolk went out to work as a prostitute the night she vanished after her boyfriend would not give her money for drugs, a jury heard. | |
Ipswich Crown Court heard 24-year-old Paula Clennell walked the streets of Ipswich early on 10 December 2006. | |
Her body was found near the Old Felixstowe Road on 12 December 2006. | |
Steve Wright, 49, from Ipswich, denies murdering Miss Clennell and four other prostitutes whose bodies were found within 10 days of each other. | |
Testimony from the family of the four other victims has already been heard. | |
Drug addict | Drug addict |
Maire Alderton, the mother of victim Anneli Alderton, earlier told the court how her daughter went into a "downward spiral" of hard drug addiction and prostitution after her father died. | Maire Alderton, the mother of victim Anneli Alderton, earlier told the court how her daughter went into a "downward spiral" of hard drug addiction and prostitution after her father died. |
Jurors also heard from Stacey Nicholls, the sister of Annette Nicholls. | Jurors also heard from Stacey Nicholls, the sister of Annette Nicholls. |
She said she had known for four years that her sister was addicted to heroin and for three years that she was working as a prostitute. | She said she had known for four years that her sister was addicted to heroin and for three years that she was working as a prostitute. |
She said she last saw Annette in October 2006, two months before her body was found in woodland in Levington, near Ipswich. | She said she last saw Annette in October 2006, two months before her body was found in woodland in Levington, near Ipswich. |
Miss Clennell, Miss Alderton, 24, Miss Nicholls, 29, Tania Nicol, 19, and Gemma Adams, 25, went missing during six weeks from October to December 2006 before their bodies were found. | Miss Clennell, Miss Alderton, 24, Miss Nicholls, 29, Tania Nicol, 19, and Gemma Adams, 25, went missing during six weeks from October to December 2006 before their bodies were found. |