Prostitute murder inquiry costs top £5m

THE cost of the Ipswich prostitute murder inquiry has topped £5 million (€7.4m) in its first month and it could become the most expensive investigation Britain has ever seen, police said yesterday.

Officers said the full cost of the probe would not be known for many months.

Hundreds of officers from more than 30 forces were called in to help Suffolk detectives after five women were found dead near villages south of Ipswich during a 10-day period in December. Large amounts of investigative work are continuing.