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| Guard denies backpacker's kidnap | Guard denies backpacker's kidnap |
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| A security guard has denied kidnapping missing British backpacker Jennifer Pope in Ecuador. | A security guard has denied kidnapping missing British backpacker Jennifer Pope in Ecuador. |
| Mrs Pope, 50, from Mossley, Greater Manchester, had been travelling alone through South America and has not contacted her family since 9 January. | Mrs Pope, 50, from Mossley, Greater Manchester, had been travelling alone through South America and has not contacted her family since 9 January. |
| UK police believe it is unlikely Mrs Pope is still alive. | |
| Francisco Sanchez Chica, 29, is charged with kidnap, theft and robbery and has been ordered by a judge at a preliminary hearing to stand trial. | Francisco Sanchez Chica, 29, is charged with kidnap, theft and robbery and has been ordered by a judge at a preliminary hearing to stand trial. |
| Mr Chica is to appeal against this decision. | Mr Chica is to appeal against this decision. |
| Concern for Mrs Pope escalated when it was discovered her bank account was overdrawn to its limit between 10 and 16 January. | Concern for Mrs Pope escalated when it was discovered her bank account was overdrawn to its limit between 10 and 16 January. |
| She then failed to board her flight home from Quito in February. | She then failed to board her flight home from Quito in February. |
| Mrs Pope is married to David and has a son, Stefan, aged 22. | Mrs Pope is married to David and has a son, Stefan, aged 22. |