British police arrest man over prostitute murders

A man reads the front page of the British Sunday Mirror newspaper dated Sunday, featuring an interview and pictures of 37 year-old supermarket worker Tom Stephens, who has been arrested Monday in connection with the murders of five prostitutes in the Ipswich area of Suffolk. PHOTO: AFP

The bodies of five naked women, who all worked as prostitutes in the town of Ipswich, eastern England, were all found over a period of 11 days this month, dominating television and newspaper headlines.

Police Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull said the man had been arrested at his home near Felixstowe, a port town to the south east of Ipswich, at about 7:20 a.m.

"He has been arrested on suspicion of murdering all five women -- Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls," Gull said. "The man is currently in custody at a police station in Suffolk, where he will be questioned about the deaths later today."