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| Suffolk victim 'was asphyxiated' | Suffolk victim 'was asphyxiated' |
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| A pathologist has told the trial of a man accused of killing five women that one victim may have been suffocated with an arm lock. | A pathologist has told the trial of a man accused of killing five women that one victim may have been suffocated with an arm lock. |
| Dr Nathaniel Cary, who examined Gemma Adams' body, was giving evidence in the trial of Steve Wright in Ipswich. | Dr Nathaniel Cary, who examined Gemma Adams' body, was giving evidence in the trial of Steve Wright in Ipswich. |
| Miss Adams, 25, Paula Clennell, 24, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, were working as prostitutes when they disappeared. | Miss Adams, 25, Paula Clennell, 24, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, were working as prostitutes when they disappeared. |
| Steve Wright, 49, on trial at Ipswich Crown Court, denies murder. | Steve Wright, 49, on trial at Ipswich Crown Court, denies murder. |
| Miss Adams' body was the first of the five women to be found over 10 days in December 2006. | |
| 'Telephone use' | |
| Her naked body was found in a brook at Hintlesham, Suffolk, on 2 December. | Her naked body was found in a brook at Hintlesham, Suffolk, on 2 December. |
| She had last been seen alive in the early hours of 15 November. | She had last been seen alive in the early hours of 15 November. |
| Pathological evidence suggested she had been killed and put in the water soon after this time, Dr Cary told the court. | Pathological evidence suggested she had been killed and put in the water soon after this time, Dr Cary told the court. |
| However, the time of death could not be accurately determined by examining her body, the jury heard. | |
| "It's usually not that simple from examination of the body," Dr Cary said. | |
| "Nowadays last use of the telephone can be terribly important because people seem to be on the telephone all the time." | |
| Dr Cary said there were no injuries on Miss Adams' body consistent with her having been strangled, and there was no evidence to suggest an item had been placed over her mouth or nose. | |
| However, he said he could not exclude the theory she had been asphyxiated, after being in an arm lock from behind. |