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Murder of April Jones
April Sue-Lyn Jones (4 April 2007 – c. 1 October 2012) was a Welsh child from Machynlleth, Powys, who disappeared on 1 October 2012, after being sighted getting into a vehicle near her home. Her disappearance, at the age of five, generated a large amount of national and international press coverage. Mark Bridger was arrested and later charged with April's murder.
On 30 May 2013, Bridger was found guilty of April's abduction and murder, in addition to perverting the course of justice. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order, meaning that he will serve the sentence without the possibility of parole.
On the evening of 1 October 2012, April Jones attended swimming lessons at a local leisure centre while her mother and father attended a parents' evening at her school. Afterwards, Jones invited a school friend to come to her house. They were allowed to play outside, with April's mother telling her not to be out for too long. She was last seen by her parents at approximately 7:00 p.m. At 7:15 p.m. she was playing with her friends at the Bryn-y-Gog housing estate in Machynlleth.
At 7:29 p.m. April's mother was unable to find her and dialled 999 to report her missing, summoning an officer from the Dyfed-Powys Police. The first officer on the scene spoke to a child witness who reported seeing April climbing into a grey van. The Dyfed-Powys Police immediately upgraded the investigation to a "critical incident" and launched a massive search across Machynlleth. Many civilians, some alerted by social media, joined in the search, with the number swelling into the hundreds by the early morning hours of 2 October.
On 3 October, April's mother made an appeal for information. The following day, Prime Minister David Cameron also issued an appeal to the public, commenting that "clearly having this happen to you, and the fact that she suffers from cerebral palsy, something I know a little about from my own children, only makes this worse. My appeal would be to everyone. If you know anything, if you saw anything, heard anything, have any ideas you can bring forward, talk to the police."
In the days following April's disappearance, a large search operation mounted around the Machynlleth area, involving police and search and rescue teams using specialised equipment, as well as hundreds of volunteers. On 12 December, police stated that the search would continue into 2013.
On 27 March 2013, police said that they would call off the search, which officially ended on 22 April. The police stated that "a reactive team of specialist officers are available to respond to any new information that is received". This was the largest missing person search in UK police history.
Mark Bridger, a 46-year-old local man, was arrested on the afternoon of 2 October 2012, less than 24 hours after April went missing. He became a suspect in the case because he matched a description of the man and the vehicle, a left-hand drive Land Rover Discovery which an eyewitness had seen April entering following a conversation with the driver.
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Murder of April Jones
April Sue-Lyn Jones (4 April 2007 – c. 1 October 2012) was a Welsh child from Machynlleth, Powys, who disappeared on 1 October 2012, after being sighted getting into a vehicle near her home. Her disappearance, at the age of five, generated a large amount of national and international press coverage. Mark Bridger was arrested and later charged with April's murder.
On 30 May 2013, Bridger was found guilty of April's abduction and murder, in addition to perverting the course of justice. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order, meaning that he will serve the sentence without the possibility of parole.
On the evening of 1 October 2012, April Jones attended swimming lessons at a local leisure centre while her mother and father attended a parents' evening at her school. Afterwards, Jones invited a school friend to come to her house. They were allowed to play outside, with April's mother telling her not to be out for too long. She was last seen by her parents at approximately 7:00 p.m. At 7:15 p.m. she was playing with her friends at the Bryn-y-Gog housing estate in Machynlleth.
At 7:29 p.m. April's mother was unable to find her and dialled 999 to report her missing, summoning an officer from the Dyfed-Powys Police. The first officer on the scene spoke to a child witness who reported seeing April climbing into a grey van. The Dyfed-Powys Police immediately upgraded the investigation to a "critical incident" and launched a massive search across Machynlleth. Many civilians, some alerted by social media, joined in the search, with the number swelling into the hundreds by the early morning hours of 2 October.
On 3 October, April's mother made an appeal for information. The following day, Prime Minister David Cameron also issued an appeal to the public, commenting that "clearly having this happen to you, and the fact that she suffers from cerebral palsy, something I know a little about from my own children, only makes this worse. My appeal would be to everyone. If you know anything, if you saw anything, heard anything, have any ideas you can bring forward, talk to the police."
In the days following April's disappearance, a large search operation mounted around the Machynlleth area, involving police and search and rescue teams using specialised equipment, as well as hundreds of volunteers. On 12 December, police stated that the search would continue into 2013.
On 27 March 2013, police said that they would call off the search, which officially ended on 22 April. The police stated that "a reactive team of specialist officers are available to respond to any new information that is received". This was the largest missing person search in UK police history.
Mark Bridger, a 46-year-old local man, was arrested on the afternoon of 2 October 2012, less than 24 hours after April went missing. He became a suspect in the case because he matched a description of the man and the vehicle, a left-hand drive Land Rover Discovery which an eyewitness had seen April entering following a conversation with the driver.