'You don't think things like this can happen to you': Parents of April Jones open up about daughter’s murder
Paedophile Mark Bridger murdered five-year-old April Jones. He was convicted of her murder and was sentenced to life in prison.
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Paedophile Mark Bridger murdered five-year-old April Jones. He was convicted of her murder and was sentenced to life in prison.
The five-year-old is believed to have been murdered at the cottage.
Mark Bridger was sentenced last May for the abduction and murder of the five-year-old, from Machynlleth in Powys, Wales.
Mark Bridger’s face was slashed with a makeshift knife.
The young girl’s body has still never been found, though blood and tiny bone fragments that were a near-perfect DNA match were found at Bridger’s cottage.
The court heard that Mark Bridger had a folder on his computer with images of April and her half-sisters.
The court was also shown images of April’s final hours as the trial of 47-year-old Mark Bridger continued.
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The five-year-old has been missing since 1 October 2012. The trial heard bone fragments and blood were found at Bridger’s home.
The five-year-old has been missing since 1 October 2012.
Mark Bridger, 46, appeared at Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of the missing girl.
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46-year-old Bridger was also charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice. Police in Wales say they remain committed to searching for April.
Police are continuing to question Mark Bridger about the 5-year-old’s disappearance as the search for her continues.
Detectives upgraded the investigation to murder earlier today.
Police also say it is “no longer appropriate” for members of the public to continue helping in the search for the five-year-old.
The search for five-year-old April Jones has will continue today, despite adverse weather conditions.
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Earlier today, the missing girl’s older sister made an emotional appeal for April’s return. “It’s been too long,” she said.
Police are searching the rented home of Mark Bridger, the 46-year-old arrested in connection with April’s disappearance.
Sky News is now reporting that the missing 5-year-old suffers from Cerebral Palsy.
Mother makes tearful appeal to public to help bring forward information that will help find her five-year-old girl.