The man accused of the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall more than 25 years ago has appeared at the Old Bailey for a hearing in the case. 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.
Five days later her body was found in a ditch in Creeting St Peter, around 25 miles from where she was last seen. Steve Wright pleaded not guilty to her kidnap and murder at a previous hearing at Ipswich Crown Court. The 66-year-old, formerly of London Road, Ipswich, has yet to enter a plea to a charge of the attempted kidnap of a second female in Felixstowe.
On Wednesday, Wright appeared at the Old Bailey by video-link from Long Lartin jail in Worcestershire. Mr Justice Bennathan confirmed the trial fixture for February 2 2026 at the Old Bailey. He said a further case management hearing will be held on a date to be fixed administratively.
