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Suffolk murders 2006You are in: Suffolk > History > Suffolk murders 2006 > The Life of a Prostitute ![]() The Life of a ProstituteBy Lesley Dolphin A friend of some of the murdered women speaks to Lesley Dolphin about life on the streets of Ipswich, and her experience of being addicted to hard drugs. Help playing audio/video Trisha contacted us at the height of the Suffolk murders because she wanted to say it could have so easily have been her daughter, Jenny, in the papers. Jenny started to smoke cannabis at about 15 and got in with the wrong crowd. Her mum Trisha tried everything she could to stop her - keeping her in, stopping treats and even asked social services for help. 'No hope'Jenny had 2 children and ended up a crack addict - she lost everything, her home, her children and her hope. At this point, Jenny gave up and started taking heroin as well. Jenny's mother Trisha looked after her grandchildren during the three years that Jenny was a drug addict. She had almost no contact with her daughter throughout these difficult times, and tried everything she could to avoid thinking about her daughter working on the streets, despite being told by friends that they had seen Jenny in the red light area. But with the help of the Iceni Project, Jenny got clean, and regained custody of her children, and is today living a happy life - but her mother is aware that it could so easily have been her daughter in the news. Listen to Guy Campbell's report from the Aquarius massage parlour: Help playing audio/video Listen to women working as street prostitutes in Ipswich's red-light district on Monday 11th December 2006: Help playing audio/video last updated: 20/06/2008 at 15:04 Have Your Say
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