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April Jones case resumes after jury Machynlleth visit April Jones case: Last CCTV images shown to jury
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The trial has resumed of a man accused of murdering five-year-old April Jones in a sexually motivated attack. CCTV footage showing the last images of April Jones before she went missing has been shown to a jury in the case of a man accused of her murder.
Mark Bridger, 47, in Ceinws, Powys, denies abducting and murdering April Jones, who disappeared near her home in Machynlleth on 1 October 2012. Mark Bridger, 47, in Ceinws, Powys, denies abducting and murdering the five-year-old who disappeared near her home in Machynlleth on 1 October 2012.
Mold Crown Court heard evidence on Friday from Det Con David Purdue, who is dealing with CCTV evidence. CCTV footage of Mr Bridger's movements on the day April went missing was also shown to Mold Crown Court.
The jury heard CCTV footage was picked up from a 20-mile radius of the town and viewed by a team of 23 officers. Footage from CCTV in a 20-mile radius of Machynlleth was shown.
On Thursday the jury travelled to her home town of Machynlleth, Powys, from Mold Crown Court to see key locations. The footage, viewed by a team of 23 police officers, showed Mr Bridger at various locations around the town on the day April disappeared. It then showed the last images of the little girl as she left the town's leisure centre after a swimming lesson.
They also visited the home of the defendant.
The trial continued on Friday with the judge answering questions from the jury about the previous day's visit to Machynlleth.The trial continued on Friday with the judge answering questions from the jury about the previous day's visit to Machynlleth.
The judge Mr Justice John Griffith Williams was asked whether the smell of a body would be detected by neighbours.The judge Mr Justice John Griffith Williams was asked whether the smell of a body would be detected by neighbours.
He replied: "A dead body has to decompose before there is that sort of evidence. There will be no such consideration in this case."He replied: "A dead body has to decompose before there is that sort of evidence. There will be no such consideration in this case."
Prosecutors have told the court the defendant killed April and that traces of her blood were found at his home.Prosecutors have told the court the defendant killed April and that traces of her blood were found at his home.
The jury spent two-and-a-half hours in the Machynlleth area on Thursday. On Thursday the jury travelled to her home town of Machynlleth, Powys, from Mold Crown Court to see key locations, including Mr Bridger's home.
Jurors also visited April's school, Machynlleth Junior School, on the edge of the Bryn-Y-Gog estate, where April disappeared from while playing with friends on 1 October 2012.Jurors also visited April's school, Machynlleth Junior School, on the edge of the Bryn-Y-Gog estate, where April disappeared from while playing with friends on 1 October 2012.
On Wednesday the court had heard that April's parents Coral and Paul as well as the defendant had attended a parents' evening at the school on the evening April disappeared.On Wednesday the court had heard that April's parents Coral and Paul as well as the defendant had attended a parents' evening at the school on the evening April disappeared.
The defendant's home is a key part of the evidence presented by prosecuting counsel Elwen Evans QC.The defendant's home is a key part of the evidence presented by prosecuting counsel Elwen Evans QC.
Ms Evans told the court the defendant burned evidence in his fire and used detergent as part of an "extensive clean-up".Ms Evans told the court the defendant burned evidence in his fire and used detergent as part of an "extensive clean-up".
But blood stains found within the cottage matched the DNA of the five-year-old, she said.But blood stains found within the cottage matched the DNA of the five-year-old, she said.
The defendant had told police during interviews he had accidentally hit April with his car and "panicked", the jury was told.The defendant had told police during interviews he had accidentally hit April with his car and "panicked", the jury was told.
The defendant also denies intending to pervert the course of justice.The defendant also denies intending to pervert the course of justice.
The case continues.The case continues.