The woman, who dated Jutting for several months, said the British banker told her that he was depressed and "under pressure with his job"
Hong Kong sex worker murder suspect Rurik Jutting was "depressed" and said he had tried to kill himself, an ex-girlfriend has claimed.
The woman, who did not want to be identified, said the British banker - who was arrested after the bodies of two prostitutes were found in his apartment on Saturday - had told her he was "under pressure with his job" when they met.
She told Channel 4 News in a phone interview that Jutting was always stressed about work had discussed "suicidal thoughts."
"When I first heard the news [of the bodies being discovered], I didn't really believe it. I never thought he could do that. He was such a nice person," she said.
"Last October he told me that he tried to kill himself," she said. "I think he tried to kill himself because he's under pressure with his job. He was depressed."
She said Jutting, who has been charged with murdering the two sex workers, was a 'perfectionist' who could be strict at times, but that he was "a very nice person."
Jesse Lorena (top left), Sumarti Ningsih (bottom left) and Rurik Jutting (right)Bodies: Jesse Lorena (top left), Sumarti Ningsih (bottom left) and Rurik Jutting (right)
Cambridge-educated Jutting, 29, appeared in court this morning charged with the two murders.
Dressed in a black New York T-shirt and black trousers, Jutting spoke only to confirm he understood the charges he is facing.
His lawyer Martyn Richmond told the court Jutting did not want to apply for bail, but instead of going back to the police cells, wanted to be locked up in the island's prison.
Officers were stunned to find the two women slaughtered in what detectives described as a “sea of blood,” in the early hours of Saturday.
Police are believed to be examining 2,000 photographs found on Jutting's mobile phone - some of them apparently graphic images of the dead women - to identify other potential victims.
The murdered prostitutes were known to bar workers in the red light district of Hong Kong and used the English names “Jesse and Alice”.
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