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| One of the five women whose bodies were found near Ipswich had injuries to her neck and had been under the influence of drugs, a court has heard. | |
| Pathologist Dr Nathaniel Cary said 24-year-old Paula Clennell, died after her neck was "compressed". | |
| Miss Clennell, Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, and were working as prostitutes when they disappeared. | Miss Clennell, Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, and were working as prostitutes when they disappeared. |
| Steve Wright, 49, on trial at Ipswich Crown Court, denies their murders. | Steve Wright, 49, on trial at Ipswich Crown Court, denies their murders. |
| Dr Cary, who carried out post-mortem examinations on the women, was giving evidence for a second day. | |
| High on drugs | |
| He said internal examinations showed bruising to Miss Clennell's neck muscles. | |
| Jurors were told she had been under the influence of heroin and cocaine when she died. | |
| The five women were found dead over 10 days in December 2006, two of whom - Miss Alderton and Miss Nicholls - were left in a crucifix pose, the court heard earlier. | The five women were found dead over 10 days in December 2006, two of whom - Miss Alderton and Miss Nicholls - were left in a crucifix pose, the court heard earlier. |
| Dr Cary had earlier told jurors the women may have been unable to fight off their killer because they were high on drugs | |
| The bodies were all found naked and appeared to have been dumped - circumstances that rule out the possibility they died accidentally from an overdose, Dr Cary told the court. | The bodies were all found naked and appeared to have been dumped - circumstances that rule out the possibility they died accidentally from an overdose, Dr Cary told the court. |