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Jo Yeates murder: Prayers on first anniversary of death | |
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A day of prayer is planned a year on from the murder of Bristol landscape architect Jo Yeates. | |
Miss Yeates, 25, was killed by her neighbour Vincent Tabak in her Clifton flat after inviting him in for drinks. Her body was left by a roadside verge. | Miss Yeates, 25, was killed by her neighbour Vincent Tabak in her Clifton flat after inviting him in for drinks. Her body was left by a roadside verge. |
Tabak was jailed for 20 years at his Bristol Crown Court trial where it was revealed he had viewed violent porn. | Tabak was jailed for 20 years at his Bristol Crown Court trial where it was revealed he had viewed violent porn. |
Christ Church, on Clifton Down Road, near Miss Yeates's flat, will be open for people to talk about what happened. | Christ Church, on Clifton Down Road, near Miss Yeates's flat, will be open for people to talk about what happened. |
The Reverend Paul Langham said: "It's a small way of marking a dreadful day in our community's history." | The Reverend Paul Langham said: "It's a small way of marking a dreadful day in our community's history." |
Mr Langham said there would be a card - which will be sent to Miss Yeates's parents - at the church that members of the public could sign. | Mr Langham said there would be a card - which will be sent to Miss Yeates's parents - at the church that members of the public could sign. |
'Loved Christmas' | 'Loved Christmas' |
"There was a great feeling from everybody that they wanted to do whatever they could to send best wishes and prayers to the family," he added. | "There was a great feeling from everybody that they wanted to do whatever they could to send best wishes and prayers to the family," he added. |
Dog walkers discovered the body of Miss Yeates, originally from Ampfield in Hampshire, on Christmas Day in Failand, North Somerset. | |
She had last been seen by colleagues at the Bristol Ram pub in Park Street, Bristol, at 20:00 GMT on 17 December. | She had last been seen by colleagues at the Bristol Ram pub in Park Street, Bristol, at 20:00 GMT on 17 December. |
Her father David Yeates said in a recent interview with the BBC that the family would find Christmas difficult. | Her father David Yeates said in a recent interview with the BBC that the family would find Christmas difficult. |
He said: "She loved Christmas - that was the best time of the year. | He said: "She loved Christmas - that was the best time of the year. |
"She enjoyed the whole razzmatazz to do with Christmas and that's why Christmas - her being found on Christmas Day - was so poignant." | "She enjoyed the whole razzmatazz to do with Christmas and that's why Christmas - her being found on Christmas Day - was so poignant." |