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Blood from two of five women a man is accused of killing was found on a jacket at his Ipswich home, a forensic scientist has told a court. | Blood from two of five women a man is accused of killing was found on a jacket at his Ipswich home, a forensic scientist has told a court. |
Dr Peter Hau said there was a "one in a billion" chance blood on Steve Wright's coat did not match DNA profiles of Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls. | Dr Peter Hau said there was a "one in a billion" chance blood on Steve Wright's coat did not match DNA profiles of Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls. |
The bodies of Miss Clennell, Miss Nicholls, Annelli Alderton, Gemma Adams and Tania Nicol were found in 2006. | The bodies of Miss Clennell, Miss Nicholls, Annelli Alderton, Gemma Adams and Tania Nicol were found in 2006. |
Mr Wright, 49, on trial at Ipswich Crown Court, denies their murders. | Mr Wright, 49, on trial at Ipswich Crown Court, denies their murders. |
Dr Hau said blood likely to have come from Miss Clennell, 24, was found on the back of the left sleeve of the reflective jacket. | |
Stained gloves | |
A sample matching 29-year-old Miss Nicholls' profile was then found on the lower right sleeve, jurors were told. | |
The court also heard Miss Clennell's DNA was found on gardening gloves in the pocket of the defendant's jacket. | |
"There's very strong support for the view that Mr Wright was wearing the semen-stained gloves when he was in contact with Miss Clennell," Dr Hau said. | |
Miss Clennell's DNA had been found in the thumb area of each glove, he explained, along with semen likely to have originated from Mr Wright, a forklift truck driver. | |
The bodies of the five women, who all worked as prostitutes, were found over a 10-day period in December 2006. | The bodies of the five women, who all worked as prostitutes, were found over a 10-day period in December 2006. |