British police arrest suspect in murders of five prostitutes

IPSWICH, England (AP) Police arrested a 37-year-old man Monday on suspicion he killed five prostitutes in eastern England, a senior officer said. <br/><br/>The suspect, who wasn't identified by police,

Monday, December 18th 2006, 6:06 am

By: News On 6

IPSWICH, England (AP) Police arrested a 37-year-old man Monday on suspicion he killed five prostitutes in eastern England, a senior officer said.

The suspect, who wasn't identified by police, was arrested at his home in Trimley, just miles from Ipswich, where all five victims were known to work as prostitutes, Detective Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull of Suffolk Police told reporters.

"He has been arrested on the suspicion of murdering all five women,'' Gull said. "The man is currently in custody at a police station in Suffolk where he will be questioned about the deaths later today.''

The victims' naked bodies were found dumped in rural areas near Ipswich, 70 miles northeast of London, during a 10-day span beginning Dec. 2.

Detectives have only been able to determine how two of the five women were killed.

Paula Clennell, 24, died of compression to her neck, and Annette Alderton, 24, was strangled, a senior pathologist determined.