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| Wright 'lived in red light area' | Wright 'lived in red light area' |
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| A woman disappeared from a red light district less than two weeks after the man accused of her murder began using prostitutes in the area, a court heard. | |
| Steve Wright, 49, told Ipswich Crown Court he began using street prostitutes when he moved into a flat in Ipswich's red light district in October 2006. | Steve Wright, 49, told Ipswich Crown Court he began using street prostitutes when he moved into a flat in Ipswich's red light district in October 2006. |
| Later that month 19-year-old Tania Nicol went missing and her body was found in December. | Later that month 19-year-old Tania Nicol went missing and her body was found in December. |
| Mr Wright denies the murder of five women, who all worked as prostitutes. | Mr Wright denies the murder of five women, who all worked as prostitutes. |
| The naked bodies of Miss Nicol and Paula Clennell, 24, Anneli Alderton, 24, Gemma Adams, 25, and Annette Nicholls, 29, were all found in the Ipswich area in December 2006. | The naked bodies of Miss Nicol and Paula Clennell, 24, Anneli Alderton, 24, Gemma Adams, 25, and Annette Nicholls, 29, were all found in the Ipswich area in December 2006. |
| Mr Wright, who began giving evidence in his trial on Thursday, told the court he and his partner Pam, whose maiden name is also Wright, moved into a flat in the red light district of Ipswich on 1 October, 2006. | Mr Wright, who began giving evidence in his trial on Thursday, told the court he and his partner Pam, whose maiden name is also Wright, moved into a flat in the red light district of Ipswich on 1 October, 2006. |
| I didn't feel good about myself, obviously... it's a situation I got myself in Steve Wright | |
| He said Ms Wright did not know that he went to prostitutes and he had not felt good about deceiving his partner. | He said Ms Wright did not know that he went to prostitutes and he had not felt good about deceiving his partner. |
| "If she found out, she would probably have left me," the 49-year-old said. | "If she found out, she would probably have left me," the 49-year-old said. |
| "I didn't feel good about myself, obviously. It's a situation I got myself in." | "I didn't feel good about myself, obviously. It's a situation I got myself in." |
| Mr Wright told the court that when the couple first got together it had been "pretty good". | Mr Wright told the court that when the couple first got together it had been "pretty good". |
| But he said their sex life had deteriorated and that when in 2006 Ms Wright began working night shifts at a call centre it was "pretty much non-existent". | But he said their sex life had deteriorated and that when in 2006 Ms Wright began working night shifts at a call centre it was "pretty much non-existent". |
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| The court heard how he used to pick up prostitutes after he had taken Ms Wright to work. | |
| "Sometimes I would go home first," Mr Wright, who told jurors he would normally be wearing tracksuit bottoms, a T-shirt, a fleece and trainers at the time, said. | |
| The five women were found dead around Ipswich in December 2006 | The five women were found dead around Ipswich in December 2006 |
| "Sometimes I would just drive around the red light area to see who was about." | |
| He said the prostitutes would suggest a place to go and he would drive them to isolated parts of Ipswich which would be "any secluded spot or on an industrial estate - anywhere that's out of eyesight, I suppose". | |
| Mr Wright told the court he had first used prostitutes while serving in the Merchant Navy about 25 years ago. | Mr Wright told the court he had first used prostitutes while serving in the Merchant Navy about 25 years ago. |
| "Because it was a young crew on the QE2, it was quite normal really," he said. | "Because it was a young crew on the QE2, it was quite normal really," he said. |
| He was also asked if he used prostitutes when he went on a trip to Thailand to which he said yes. | He was also asked if he used prostitutes when he went on a trip to Thailand to which he said yes. |
| Earlier the defendant also told the court details about his background and how he came to be in Ipswich. | |
| Financial difficulties | Financial difficulties |
| He had been born in Norfolk and after his parents divorced he was brought up by a mixture of his father, mother and grandparents. | He had been born in Norfolk and after his parents divorced he was brought up by a mixture of his father, mother and grandparents. |
| Mr Wright, whose father was an RAF policeman, said he left school at 16 with no qualifications and began working in a hotel in Suffolk before joining the Merchant Navy when he was 17. | Mr Wright, whose father was an RAF policeman, said he left school at 16 with no qualifications and began working in a hotel in Suffolk before joining the Merchant Navy when he was 17. |
| He worked on the QE2 for about six years and during this time he met his first wife. | He worked on the QE2 for about six years and during this time he met his first wife. |
| After being made redundant by the Merchant Navy, Mr Wright worked in various pubs before he got into financial difficulties. | After being made redundant by the Merchant Navy, Mr Wright worked in various pubs before he got into financial difficulties. |
| Around this time, he went to Thailand for about 10 weeks and came back in further financial trouble. He then made himself bankrupt. | Around this time, he went to Thailand for about 10 weeks and came back in further financial trouble. He then made himself bankrupt. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |