Man denies kidnap and murder of teenage girl in 1999 in Suffolk and faces trial in 2026

Victoria, from Trimley St Mary in Suffolk, had left her home on the evening of September 18 1999 for a night out with a friend at the Bandbox nightclub in Felixstowe

Steve Wright has pleaded not guilty at Ipswich Crown Court to the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall, 17, who vanished on her way home from a nightclub in 1999 Picture: Suffolk Police/PA

A man has pleaded not guilty to the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall, 17, who disappeared on her way home from a nightclub in Suffolk in 1999, and he is due to stand trial in 2026.

Steve Wright, 66, spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and to enter his pleas of not guilty when he appeared before Ipswich Crown Court on Monday.