Women walk to 'reclaim the night'

The march will include a candlelit vigil and a minute's silence

More than 100 people are expected to take to the streets of Suffolk's county town where five women were killed.

"Reclaim the night" marchers in Ipswich will be joined by support groups from across the UK, including Scotland, Cambridge and Birmingham on Friday.

The march is in response to a Suffolk Police warning it was dangerous to go out at night and expresses solidarity with the Ipswich women's families.

Organiser Rebecca Dale said police sent out "the wrong message" as a caution.

Ms Dale said: "I believe the police were trying to do their best for women but what they said was wrong.

"It did not help to give women confidence - it just increased the fear."

Women remembered

Suffolk Police said although the county is one of the safest places in Britain to live and residents had a low risk of being a victim of a violent crime, they favoured caution.

When out on foot police advised people to walk with someone and to avoid dark or unlit places.

The marchers on Friday night will remember the five women who died - Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell, Annette Nicholls, and Tania Nicol.

Steven Wright, 48, of Ipswich, appeared in court last Friday accused of their murders.

The march starting at 1900 GMT is expected to last about two hours and will include a minute's silence, candlelit vigil and a procession to Handford Road in the town's red-light area.