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| Victim 'was refused drug money' | 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. | 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. |
| Another prostitute told Ipswich Crown Court that she and 24-year-old Paula Clennell walked the streets of the town early on 10 December 2006. | Another prostitute told Ipswich Crown Court that she and 24-year-old Paula Clennell walked the streets of the town early on 10 December 2006. |
| She said Miss Clennell was angry with her boyfriend and went out to work "to show him". | She said Miss Clennell was angry with her boyfriend and went out to work "to show him". |
| Steve Wright, 49, denies murdering Miss Clennell and four other women. | Steve Wright, 49, denies murdering Miss Clennell and four other women. |
| The witness, identified in court as Miss F, said she last saw Miss Clennell in London Road, Ipswich. | The witness, identified in court as Miss F, said she last saw Miss Clennell in London Road, Ipswich. |
| She told the court how she and Miss Clennell had taken heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine over the previous two days. | She told the court how she and Miss Clennell had taken heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine over the previous two days. |
| 'A bit mad' | 'A bit mad' |
| She said they were at Miss Clennell's boyfriend's home early on 10 December 2006. | She said they were at Miss Clennell's boyfriend's home early on 10 December 2006. |
| "He would not give us any more money," Miss F said. | "He would not give us any more money," Miss F said. |
| "She got a bit upset. She got a bit mad actually. She said 'I'll show him'. | "She got a bit upset. She got a bit mad actually. She said 'I'll show him'. |
| She added: "He thought a lot of her. They were close." | She added: "He thought a lot of her. They were close." |
| Miss Clennell stopped at a friend's house in London Road and the two women parted, the court heard. | Miss Clennell stopped at a friend's house in London Road and the two women parted, the court heard. |
| Her body was found near the Old Felixstowe Road two days later. | Her body was found near the Old Felixstowe Road two days later. |
| Steve Wright denies murdering the five women | Steve Wright denies murdering the five women |
| Testimony from the family of the four other victims has already been heard. | Testimony from the family of the four other victims has already been heard. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The trial was adjourned for the week and will resume on Monday. |