Steve Wright denies attempting to kidnap woman

Steve Wright has denied attempting to kidnap a woman as she walked home from a nightclub more than 25 years ago.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was in Felixstowe, Suffolk, when the alleged attack took place on 18 September 1999.

Mr Wright, 67, appeared via video link at the Old Bailey accused of acting "unlawfully or by force" to carry out the plot.

He is due to stand trial on 2 February 2026, where he also faces charges of kidnapping and murdering another woman - which he denies.

That related to the death of 17-year-old Victoria Hall, who disappeared while on her way home from a night out in Felixstowe in the early hours of 19 September 1999.

Her body was found 25 miles (40km) away by a dog walker in a ditch in Creeting St Peter, near Stowmarket, five days later on 24 September.

Mr Wright, formerly of London Road, Ipswich, spoke only to enter a not guilty plea to the attempted kidnap on Monday.

It was alleged he "unlawfully and by force attempted to take or carry away [the woman] against her will".

Mr Justice Bennathan said a pre-trial review would be held in October.

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