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Man 'did not want to be Huntley' | |
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A man arrested on suspicion of killing five women said he contacted police because "he did not want to be seen as another Ian Huntley", a court heard. | |
Tom Stephens was freed without charge after being arrested by detectives. | |
Evidence about Mr Stephens has been presented at Ipswich Crown Court by the defence team of Steve Wright, 49, who denies murdering five women. | |
Annette Nicholls, Paula Clennell, Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams and Anneli Alderton were all found dead in December 2006. | |
The bodies of the women, who all worked as prostitutes, were found in around Ipswich over a 10-day period. | |
'Split personality' | |
Mark Fenhalls, a member of the defence team, told the court how Mr Stephens was interviewed by police about his knowledge of all the women after his arrest on 18 December 2006. | |
He was arrested after he had phoned police saying he was worried about whether he had a "split personality" and whether he was "doing things which he doesn't know about, then going back to his normal personality", the court heard. | |
Mr Fenhalls said: "Topics covered included last sightings of him on CCTV in the (Ipswich) red-light area, his knowledge of the deposition sites, his movements in the week before his arrest and his interviews with journalists." | |
"He was arrested and cautioned. He made no reply," | |
Police had made inquiries about Mr Stephens from October 2006. | |
"On November 21 Tom Stephens called the police and said he did not want to be seen as another Ian Huntley and wanted to help police," said Mr Fenhalls. | |
Mr Fenhalls told the court that Mr Stephens had informed police that if he had been the killer he would have strangled the five women. |