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| Jo Yeates murder: Prayers on first anniversary of death | Jo Yeates murder: Prayers on first anniversary of death |
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| Tributes and prayers have been offered in support of the family of murdered Bristol landscape architect Jo Yeates. | Tributes and prayers have been offered in support of the family of murdered Bristol landscape architect Jo Yeates. |
| Miss Yeates, 25, was killed by her neighbour Vincent Tabak in her Clifton flat. He was jailed for 20 years at his Bristol Crown Court trial. | Miss Yeates, 25, was killed by her neighbour Vincent Tabak in her Clifton flat. He was jailed for 20 years at his Bristol Crown Court trial. |
| Christ Church, near Miss Yeates's flat, opened so people could light candles and pay tribute in a card. | Christ Church, near Miss Yeates's flat, opened so people could light candles and pay tribute in a card. |
| One book entry read: "Your beautiful daughter may be gone but Jo is not forgotten in the Clifton community." | One book entry read: "Your beautiful daughter may be gone but Jo is not forgotten in the Clifton community." |
| "Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time. May you know God's peace, love and comfort always." | "Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time. May you know God's peace, love and comfort always." |
| A couple wrote: "We wanted to express our deepest sympathies to you all at this very sad time of year for you. | A couple wrote: "We wanted to express our deepest sympathies to you all at this very sad time of year for you. |
| "We lost our own son in an accident 10 years ago. This does not equate with the awful experience you have had but we understand a little of what you have been going through. | "We lost our own son in an accident 10 years ago. This does not equate with the awful experience you have had but we understand a little of what you have been going through. |
| 'Loved Christmas' | 'Loved Christmas' |
| "The sense of loss never goes but we hope that the pain will slowly ease for you as time passes. Our thoughts and prayers are with you." | "The sense of loss never goes but we hope that the pain will slowly ease for you as time passes. Our thoughts and prayers are with you." |
| The Reverend Paul Langham said the couple's card would be sent to Miss Yeates's parents. | The Reverend Paul Langham said the couple's card would be sent to Miss Yeates's parents. |
| "As we mark the anniversary today it is still incredibly fresh for people," the churchman said. | "As we mark the anniversary today it is still incredibly fresh for people," the churchman said. |
| "I think the sense of shock that people felt last year is coming alive again as we remember, and particularly as we are in the middle of a season of joy and rejoicing. | "I think the sense of shock that people felt last year is coming alive again as we remember, and particularly as we are in the middle of a season of joy and rejoicing. |
| "Yet it is a stark reminder that for one particular family, and for others, Christmas can be a great time of sadness." | "Yet it is a stark reminder that for one particular family, and for others, Christmas can be a great time of sadness." |
| The church remained open until 17:00 GMT. | |
| Miss Yeates was last seen by colleagues at the Bristol Ram pub in Park Street, Bristol, at 20:00 GMT on 17 December. | Miss Yeates was last seen by colleagues at the Bristol Ram pub in Park Street, Bristol, at 20:00 GMT on 17 December. |
| Tabak strangled her and left her body by a roadside verge. She was discovered on Christmas Day by dog-walkers. | Tabak strangled her and left her body by a roadside verge. She was discovered on Christmas Day by dog-walkers. |
| Her father David said in a recent interview with the BBC that the family would find Christmas difficult. | Her father David 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." |