Families call for death penalty

Statements read out on behalf of the family of Tania Nicol and Paula Clennell called for Wright to face the same fate as the two women.

In a press conference following the conviction, a statement from the Nicol family said: "Today, as this case has come to an end, we would like to say justice has been done but we are afraid that whilst five young lives have been cruelly ended, the person responsible will be kept warm, nourished and protected. In no way has justice been done.

"These crimes deserve the ultimate punishment and that can only mean one thing."

It continued: "Where a daughter and the other victims were given no human rights by the monster, his will be guarded by the establishment at great cost to the taxpayers of this country and emotionally to the bereaved families.

"The public must insist that this Government look at returning the death penalty for cases such as this, otherwise many more families will go through the same suffering that we have had to endure."

Paula Clennell's mother called for the death penalty for Wright.

In a statement read by the husband of the murdered woman's sister, she said listening to Wright's "lies and excuses" throughout the trial had made her feel sick.

Isabella Clennell said: "Justice has been done. Steve Wright will hopefully serve the rest of his life in prison. "I wish we still had the death penalty as this is what he truly deserves.

"He murdered five girls but at the same time has ruined a lot more lives."