Second Suspect Arrested (
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Updated: 08:56, Tuesday December 19, 2006
A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in Suffolk, police have announced.
He was arrested at his home in Ipswich at 5am.
Sky News has been told he lived near the red light district of the town.
This morning's announcement follows yesterday's arrest of Tom Stephens at his home in Trimley, Suffolk.
Detectives are continuing to question the 37-year-old on suspicion of murdering the five women.
They have been given another 12 hours to either charge Stephens, release him or apply for more time for questioning.
Former special constable Stephens told a Sunday newspaper he knew all five women and lacked alibis for some of the nights they went missing.
But he insisted he was innocent.
The supermarket worker also works as a part-time taxi driver.
He was arrested on Monday morning at his home near Felixstowe.
Former prostitute Jacci Goldsmith told Sky News that Stephens looked after the women on the street.
Stephens also has his own page on the MySpace website, in which he has posted several pictures of himself.
He describes himself on the site as "fit", enjoys 80s music and is not interested in TV.
Calling himself "The Bishop", he puts his occupation as a "team leader" at a local Tesco store, he wants a "serious relationship" and his hero is "Hong Kong Phooey".
The bodies of the five women were found naked in rural locations south of Ipswich.
Gemma Adams, 25, was found in Belstead Brook at Hintlesham on December 2.
Tania Nicol, 19, was found at Copdock on December 8; Anneli Alderton, 24, at Nacton on December 10; Paula Clennell, 24, at Levington on December 12, and Annette Nicholls, 29, also at Levington on the same day.
