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| April Jones' father learns of daughter's death for second time 'after losing memory' | April Jones' father learns of daughter's death for second time 'after losing memory' |
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| The father of murdered five-year-old April Jones has had to learn of his daughter's death for a second time after a virus damaged his memory, it has been revealed. | |
| Paul Jones, 49, reportedly asked his wife Coral why their daughter had not been to see him as he recovered from a severe case of encephalitis, a potentially lethal brain condition that left him unable to remember much of the previous decade. | Paul Jones, 49, reportedly asked his wife Coral why their daughter had not been to see him as he recovered from a severe case of encephalitis, a potentially lethal brain condition that left him unable to remember much of the previous decade. |
| Mrs Jones told a Sunday newspaper that her husband had recognised April in family photos used to jog his memory. | Mrs Jones told a Sunday newspaper that her husband had recognised April in family photos used to jog his memory. |
| She said: "He asked, 'What happened to April?' | She said: "He asked, 'What happened to April?' |
| "I had to tell him she was no longer with us and that she'd been killed. | "I had to tell him she was no longer with us and that she'd been killed. |
| "He broke down. It was an awful conversation because he was so emotional. | "He broke down. It was an awful conversation because he was so emotional. |
| "I couldn't go on, I just couldn't tell him any more. It was like reliving it all over again." | "I couldn't go on, I just couldn't tell him any more. It was like reliving it all over again." |
| April, five, was snatched from outside her home in Machynlleth, mid Wales, on October 1 2012 Her disappearance sparked the largest missing person search in UK police history. | April, five, was snatched from outside her home in Machynlleth, mid Wales, on October 1 2012 Her disappearance sparked the largest missing person search in UK police history. |
| Hundreds of people searched local fields and farmland for the missing girl, with volunteers coming from as far away as Manchester and Bristol to help. | Hundreds of people searched local fields and farmland for the missing girl, with volunteers coming from as far away as Manchester and Bristol to help. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron also made a televised appeal for any information that might “help this family find their lovely child”. | Prime Minister David Cameron also made a televised appeal for any information that might “help this family find their lovely child”. |
| The search continued for six months. | The search continued for six months. |
| April’s body, however, was never found. | April’s body, however, was never found. |
| Police, though, were able to prove she had been murdered by paedophile Mark Bridger. | Police, though, were able to prove she had been murdered by paedophile Mark Bridger. |
| He was convicted of murder, child abduction and perverting the course of justice, but refused to tell detectives what he had done with April’s body – even though officers had recovered fragments of her skull from his fireplace. | He was convicted of murder, child abduction and perverting the course of justice, but refused to tell detectives what he had done with April’s body – even though officers had recovered fragments of her skull from his fireplace. |
| Mr and Mrs Jones attended every day of Bridger’s six-month crown court trial. | Mr and Mrs Jones attended every day of Bridger’s six-month crown court trial. |
| Now, though, Mrs Jones has revealed that the bereaved family is having to cope with her husband Paul’s illness, which she said began 18 months ago. | Now, though, Mrs Jones has revealed that the bereaved family is having to cope with her husband Paul’s illness, which she said began 18 months ago. |
| Mrs Jones, 46, told the Sunday People: "How much more can my family take? | Mrs Jones, 46, told the Sunday People: "How much more can my family take? |
| "I've already lost my daughter and now I have lost my soulmate and my rock and I feel so alone. | "I've already lost my daughter and now I have lost my soulmate and my rock and I feel so alone. |
| "Paul is the only person who can truly understand the pain I have felt over losing April." | "Paul is the only person who can truly understand the pain I have felt over losing April." |
| The infection and resulting brain swelling caused Mr Jones to lose his memory of most of the last decade. | The infection and resulting brain swelling caused Mr Jones to lose his memory of most of the last decade. |
| Before his illness hit, he had spoken eloquently of his devastation at losing his daughter. With his wife, he co-wrote the book April: A Mother And Father’s Heart-Breaking Story Of The Daughter They Loved And Lost. | Before his illness hit, he had spoken eloquently of his devastation at losing his daughter. With his wife, he co-wrote the book April: A Mother And Father’s Heart-Breaking Story Of The Daughter They Loved And Lost. |
| He raised funds for charity in April's honour with the money going to help the families of other missing people. Before one event in 2015, Mr Jones told the BBC: “We know first-hand the feeling of absolute despair when someone you love one disappears." | He raised funds for charity in April's honour with the money going to help the families of other missing people. Before one event in 2015, Mr Jones told the BBC: “We know first-hand the feeling of absolute despair when someone you love one disappears." |
| Mrs Jones said she has so far kept the worst details of the case from her husband. | Mrs Jones said she has so far kept the worst details of the case from her husband. |
| She fears, however, that the full horror of what happened to his daughter will come back to Mr Jones, forcing him to relive the whole ordeal for a second time, while also struggling to cope with his illness. | She fears, however, that the full horror of what happened to his daughter will come back to Mr Jones, forcing him to relive the whole ordeal for a second time, while also struggling to cope with his illness. |
| Mrs Jones said: “He loved her so much. I don't know what he'd do if he knew the truth of what had happened to our little girl. Yet I know everything could come flooding back further down the line, and I worry it will drive him even deeper into depression." | Mrs Jones said: “He loved her so much. I don't know what he'd do if he knew the truth of what had happened to our little girl. Yet I know everything could come flooding back further down the line, and I worry it will drive him even deeper into depression." |
| Although her body was never found, the family and the close-knit community of Machynlleth held a funeral service for April in September 2013. | Although her body was never found, the family and the close-knit community of Machynlleth held a funeral service for April in September 2013. |
| Bridger, 52, was sentenced to a whole life tariff, meaning he will die behind bars. | Bridger, 52, was sentenced to a whole life tariff, meaning he will die behind bars. |
| His cottage in Ceinws, Powys, where April is believed to have been murdered, was demolished in 2014. Mr and Mrs Jones watched the house being destroyed. | His cottage in Ceinws, Powys, where April is believed to have been murdered, was demolished in 2014. Mr and Mrs Jones watched the house being destroyed. |